13 Oct 2026

Thousands of opposition supporters marched to India’s Supreme Court on October 12, 2026, to protest alterations to voter lists that may disenfranchise eligible voters and call for Chief Justice Surya Kant's resignation. The opposition accuses the Supreme Court of failing to intervene in the disputed voter-list revision process. After days of protests across the country, they tried to halt the changes..

Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders filed a petition claiming that the voter-list revision had errors. The revision, according to critics, may deprive eligible voters of their right to vote while potentially benefiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

. In New Delhi, demonstrators continued in streets. Opposition parties are among the demonstrators calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down.

However, accusations of manipulation are refuted by the ruling party and the Election Commission. The Election Commission and Modi's party claim that the action is necessary to eliminate names that are redundant or ineligible. In a massive crackdown in New Delhi, hundreds of demonstrators had been detained in recent days reported local media.