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The Maha Vikas Aghadi's coordination is being tested by competing candidates in Maharashtra's Legislative Council elections, highlighting the difficulties of maintaining unity among opposition parties.

The Supreme Court has agreed to urgently hear the Punjab government’s challenge to a High Court order directing the CBI to investigate corruption allegations linked to the office of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The state government has raised concerns over federalism and the involvement of a central investigative agency ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the 2027 Assembly elections from Ayodhya. Speaking at a religious gathering, Yadav also discussed the Samajwadi Party's development plans for Ayodhya, announced financial assistance for women if his party returns to power, and said he would visit the Ram temple with party leaders.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has warned young people against liquor and the Samajwadi Party, accusing the previous SP government of allowing political recommendations to influence recruitment. His remarks came during an appointment-letter distribution programme for 470 sportspersons selected for Uttar Pradesh Police jobs.

The Odisha government has formed a commission headed by retired High Court judge Pramath Patnaik to study SEBC representation in local self-government institutions.

Mayawati is preparing for a major Lucknow rally marking Kanshi Ram’s death anniversary as the BSP attempts to rebuild its political organisation ahead of the 2027 Assembly election

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh has become the country’s fifth-largest exporting State, with exports crossing ₹2 lakh crore, while Bhadohi’s handmade carpets are making a major contribution to the State’s growing global trade.

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh has criticised the AAP government in Punjab over its education record, saying concerns raised by party MLA Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana over teacher shortages expose the gap between the government's education claims and the situation on the ground.

The BJP has announced eight candidates for the October 16 Rajya Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh, leaving out Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and B L Verma as the party balances caste and regional considerations in its candidate selection.

The BJP has launched the three-month statewide ‘Seva Jyoti Yatra’ in Goa, with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, ministers and MLAs taking government schemes to voters across constituencies ahead of the 2027 Assembly election.

Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has continued his public outreach yatra despite objections from Congress leadership, highlighting internal differences ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.

Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh invoked the State’s historical tradition of hill outreach by Manipuri kings while calling for lasting peace and greater interaction among communities amid the State’s prolonged ethnic conflict.