In New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu is set to sit down with a group of ten opposition leaders at 8 p.m. Friday, a move that comes as the INDIA coalition ramps up pressure on the Election Commission.
The delegation will feature Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and RJD head Tejashwi Yadav, alongside three other senior figures. Meanwhile, opposition MPs are slated to march toward Rashtrapati Bhavan, a procession that could spill into the capital’s streets.
The clash centers on the Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, a process that has seen at least 14 recorded objections by Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi over a ten‑month span. The Electoral Commission insists all decisions were made unanimously, but the opposition argues the procedures lack transparency.
The president’s meeting is intended to give the bloc a platform to demand the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, while the march signals that the opposition will not back down. A decision on the CEC’s future is expected in the coming days, with potential implications for the nation’s electoral calendar.