States roundup: INDIA bloc rally in Delhi, Andhra civic polls, Manipur protests and more from across India

From an opposition rally in the capital to civic polls in Andhra Pradesh and Tripura, state anniversaries in Haryana, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, and renewed protests in Manipur, here are the main verified developments from 27 states and Union Territories over the past day.

North

Jammu and Kashmir: Dissent has surfaced in the ruling National Conference after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's October 27 Cabinet expansion, with 17 party MLAs and an independent legislator meeting behind closed doors in Srinagar on Friday. One NC MLA who attended said it was a meal, not a dissidents' meeting. Separately, Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has said he will quit the party on November 3.

Himachal Pradesh: After an e-auction, the state has given the Oberoi Group's East India Hotels a 35-year licence to run Shimla's heritage Wildflower Hall hotel, on a winning bid of 47.1 per cent of annual gross revenue. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expects about Rs 2,000 crore in earnings over that period. The state keeps ownership of the property.

Punjab: The ruling AAP on Saturday named its first 40 candidates for the 2027 Assembly elections. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will contest Dhuri again, and jailed minister Sanjeev Arora gets Ludhiana West. State BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon criticised the list, alleging it includes leaders facing corruption charges, and said the BJP would contest all 117 seats on its own.

Chandigarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colour to Chandigarh Police at its 60th Raising Day on Sunday, as the city also marked 60 years as a Union Territory and the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. Shah praised the force's role during the years of militancy and its coordination with the Punjab and Haryana police.

Haryana: President Droupadi Murmu was chief guest at Haryana Day celebrations in Kurukshetra on Sunday, which marked 60 years since the state was formed. She said the sex ratio at birth has improved and urged the Centre and the state to work towards parity. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said Haryana aims to be India's first developed state.

Delhi: Opposition INDIA bloc leaders, among them Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Mamata Banerjee, held a rally at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. They demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign over the revision of electoral rolls, as about 10,000 police and paramilitary personnel were deployed. The BJP held a counter-march in west Delhi, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, to remember the victims of the 1984 riots.

Uttarakhand: Rescue teams trekked to a remote hillside near Joshimath in Chamoli to recover the bodies of six people killed when a private helicopter returning from Badrinath crashed on Friday. The state civil aviation authority has made co-pilots mandatory on Char Dham routes, and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered an inquiry into the cause.

Uttar Pradesh: The Election Commission ordered the suspension of two electoral registration officers in Pilibhit over alleged irregularities in 10,470 voter entries during the revision of electoral rolls. The state's Chief Electoral Officer also ordered statewide deactivation of computer assistants' ECINET logins. The Congress and Samajwadi Party had alleged large-scale manipulation of the rolls.

West and Central

Gujarat: The state government will release 143 eligible prisoners on 15-day Diwali parole from November 6, according to an official release. They are 103 men aged 60 or above and 40 women. The scheme has run since 2003 and excludes those convicted of serious crimes, terrorism or drug offences, as well as prisoners with appeals pending in the High Court.

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said communication with the BJP stopped in 2019 and never resumed. He was responding to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's remark that he had been waiting for Thackeray's call. Thackeray spoke in Mumbai at the launch of MP Sanjay Raut's book 'Bodh Kirtan', where MNS chief Raj Thackeray was also present.

Goa: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal began a three-day visit to Goa on Sunday. He said he hoped people 'fed up with both the BJP and Congress' would support his party in the 2027 Assembly elections. AAP currently holds two of the 40 seats in the state Assembly.

Madhya Pradesh: On the state's 71st Foundation Day, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav planted a 'Sankalp Vriksh' at Bhopal's Shaurya Smarak, using soil collected from all 55 districts. The ceremony opened Army programmes in Bhopal that run until Army Day on January 15, 2027, the city's first such celebration. Yadav said 2027 will be observed as Youth Year.

Chhattisgarh: A three-day Rajyotsava marking the state's 26th Foundation Day began in Nava Raipur on Sunday, with the theme 'Sashakt Nari, Yuva Udaan' (empowered women, youth on the rise). The programme includes exhibitions, cultural performances and an IAF Sarang helicopter display. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is due at the closing ceremony on November 3.

South

Karnataka: Marking the 71st Rajyotsava in Bengaluru, Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said his government is committed to giving the red-and-yellow Kannada flag official state flag status. He said the matter would be taken up at the Belagavi legislature session (November 30 to December 11), with a legal framework to fly it beside the national flag on government buildings, after an earlier request to the Centre went unrecognised.

Kerala: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant inaugurated the Kerala High Court's platinum jubilee celebrations in Kochi on Sunday and urged reflection on whether the judicial process can respond faster. Citing growing requests for urgent Supreme Court listing of matters pending in High Courts, he said access to timely justice should not depend on a litigant's ability to travel to New Delhi.

Tamil Nadu: The state government has sanctioned 26 more special courts for POCSO cases at a cost of Rs 46.59 crore, along with four new courts for narcotics (NDPS) cases, after Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay reviewed pending cases. Once all are working, Tamil Nadu will have 52 POCSO courts covering its 47 police districts, an official release said.

Andhra Pradesh: Polling for 100 urban local bodies on Sunday was largely peaceful, the State Election Commission said, with provisional turnout of about 48 per cent by 3 pm. Police reported stone-throwing between TDP and YSRCP workers in Pulivendula, where YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged booth capturing and sought a repoll; Finance Minister P Keshav said the polls were held freely.

Telangana: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy drew BJP criticism after likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ravana while addressing Congress workers in Delhi ahead of the INDIA bloc's Ramlila Maidan rally, where he alleged the electoral roll revision was being used to delete voters. BJP state spokesperson Mahesh Naamani said Reddy had behaved in a "disgraceful manner".

East

West Bengal: At a Matua community convention in Thakurnagar, North 24 Parganas, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari promised to speed up hearings and grant citizenship under the CAA to about 2.5 lakh applicants by December 31. He also announced Rs 50 crore for the Matua welfare board and a 100-bed hospital at Chandpara, and criticised his predecessor Mamata Banerjee; no response from her party was reported.

Odisha: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi handed appointment letters to 2,067 recruits of the SC and ST Development department, mostly sevaks and sevikas along with 154 tribal language teachers, at a job fair in Bhubaneswar. He said recruitment since June 2024 had provided 48,642 government jobs and warned of zero tolerance for irregularities in the mid-day meal scheme.

Bihar: Two newly elected independent MLCs, Banshidhar Brajwasi (Tirhut Graduates) and Rahul Raj (Saran Teachers), joined the BJP in Patna on Saturday after winning contests that included JD(U) candidates, and both backed Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav demanded their disqualification under the anti-defection law; no BJP reply to that demand was reported.

Jharkhand: A constable has been arrested and five police personnel, including the officer-in-charge, suspended after a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted inside Gamharia police station in Seraikela-Kharsawan district. The BJP accused the Hemant Soren government of failing on women's safety and announced protests across its 595 organisational mandals; no response from the state government was reported.

North-East

Assam: The state began paddy procurement for the 2026-27 season on Sunday, targeting 8.49 lakh tonnes at a minimum support price of Rs 2,441 per quintal through 181 centres. The drive runs until May 31, and farmers must register beforehand to sell to state agencies, the Chief Minister's Office said.

Manipur: Police said three men were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with unidentified armed men in Noney district, and the bodies of two missing men were found in Kangpokpi on Sunday. A tribal apex body blamed armed groups and demanded justice. In Imphal, a COCOMI-led rally demanded Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh's resignation and an end to the suspension-of-operations pact; no government response was reported.

Arunachal Pradesh: Sacred relics of the Buddha went on public display at Tawang Monastery, returning to the state after 13 years, with Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at the opening. The exposition moves on to West Kameng and Namsai until November 21, and Khandu announced the formation of an Arunachal Buddhist Confederation.

Sikkim: The state's first Adventure Tourism Fest runs from November 1 to 7, with Linkhim Tar in Namchi district as its main hub. Organised by the Tourism and Civil Aviation Department, it features more than 20 activities, including paragliding, river rafting, hot-air ballooning and mountain biking, spread across all six districts.

Tripura: Nominations opened on October 31 for elections to 21 urban local bodies, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation, which go to the polls on November 27. The 345 wards have about 6.3 lakh voters; scrutiny is on November 7, withdrawals close on November 10 and votes will be counted on December 2, the State Election Commission said.

This roundup covers states and Union Territories where IBC Global Times could confirm news from at least two independent reports or an official source. Regions with no verifiable developments in the period are not included.