- Leaders of India's Cockroach Janta Party have vowed to continue protests demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following their release from police custody.
- Protesters claim the controversial deletion of over 130 million names from voters' lists was designed to benefit prime minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Thousands of demonstrators were detained in Delhi alongside widespread internet suspensions and transport lockdowns, prompting accusations of an undeclared emergency.
- India's Supreme Court issued notices to senior home ministry and police officials after ruling that transport shutdowns appeared to breach previous court orders.
- Opposition parties, led by the Indian National Congress, are marching to the Supreme Court to present a memorandum calling for the chief election commissioner's resignation.
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