Social Justice

Latest Update 24 October 2026 Chennai

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.

With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election approaching in 2027, the Samajwadi Party and Congress are working to strengthen their alliance after their improved performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Political observers believe the opposition has an important opportunity, but unity and effective seat-sharing will be crucial.

Uttar Pradesh is heading toward a closely contested political phase ahead of the 2027 Assembly election, with the BJP strengthening its organisation while the SP and Congress work to maintain their alliance and resolve seat-sharing issues.

Uttar Pradesh politics is moving into an increasingly active phase ahead of the February 2027 Assembly election, with the BJP focusing on organisational mobilisation and the record of the Yogi Adityanath government, while the Samajwadi Party has begun taking its PDA message to voters through a statewide Rath Yatra.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly bypolls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram are set for October 6, with counting on October 9. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami has expressed confidence in his party's prospects, while ruling TVK has renominated the two former AIADMK MLAs whose resignations created the vacancies. DMK, CPI, CPI(M), NTK and independent candidates are also in the fray, with 49 candidates remaining across the two constituencies.

Uttar Pradesh is witnessing increasing political activity ahead of the 2027 Assembly election, with the Samajwadi Party (SP) preparing a statewide outreach campaign under its PDA framework. Party president Akhilesh Yadav is expected to lead the proposed Samajwadi PDA Yatra, which is planned to begin in October.

Maharashtra's political atmosphere has intensified as the Maratha reservation issue returns to the centre of debate, with Manoj Jarange Patil continuing his protest and ruling Mahayuti leaders and opposition parties exchanging sharp statements.

Senior Punjab Congress leaders Charanjit Singh Channi and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa have appeared together in a fresh show of unity, as the party steps up its criticism of the AAP government over law and order and the death of a Dalit agricultural labourer.

BSP chief Mayawati has removed her nephew Akash Anand from the Bahujan Samaj Party following a fresh internal dispute involving Anand and his father-in-law, former Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Siddharth. The decision has renewed attention on the BSP’s leadership structure, succession debate and future political strategy.

A tragic incident in Telangana has sparked anger among State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) employees after a 24-year-old woman bus conductor, Gundla Pravalika, died following an alleged attack by a passenger. The conductor, who was seriously injured after being pushed out of a moving bus during an argument over ticket change, succumbed to her injuries after nearly ten days of treatment.

Karnataka's latest bus fare hike has triggered a political controversy across the state, with opposition parties strongly criticising the Congress government over the increased financial burden on ordinary passengers. The revised fares for state-run transport corporations have come into effect from midnight on November 4, making bus journeys more expensive for thousands of daily commuters.