States roundup: Murasu hits Andhra, three Punjab MLAs join BJP and more headlines from across India

Cyclone Murasu crossed the south Andhra Pradesh coast overnight, three MLAs elected on Aam Aadmi Party tickets in Punjab joined the BJP, protests over a mega dam shut down parts of Arunachal Pradesh, and a court in Goa ordered interim relief for nightclub fire victims. Here are the main verified developments from 25 states and Union Territories over the past day.

North

Punjab: Suspended AAP MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh (Amritsar North) said on Monday he was resigning from the Assembly, and joined the BJP in Delhi along with Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who had quit AAP a day earlier. AAP minister Aman Arora said the BJP was taking in leaders AAP had already pushed out.

Haryana: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla opened a conference of serving and former legislators at Panchkula on Monday, organised by the Haryana Vidhan Sabha as part of a fortnight of programmes on the Constitution. Birla told the gathering that disagreement is a strength of democracy and that dissent deserves respect.

Himachal Pradesh: Acting on a request from the state government, the Union Environment Ministry has issued guidelines allowing planned, time-bound dredging of rivers inside forest areas to reduce flood risk after disasters. The work is limited to forest land outside protected areas, must be based on a scientific assessment, and cannot be used for commercial mining; breaches can be treated as illegal mining.

Uttar Pradesh: Six people, five of them from one family, were killed when their van collided with a truck on the highway near Tharuadih village in Kushinagar district late on Sunday, police said. Two others were critically injured and referred to Gorakhpur. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed condolences and told officials to speed up relief.

Rajasthan: Eight labourers were electrocuted and five injured on Monday when a road-building machine touched an overhead high-tension line near Chhapoli village in Jhunjhunu district. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma ordered a high-level inquiry and sent minister Jhabar Singh Kharra to the site.

South

Andhra Pradesh: Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu crossed the south Andhra coast close to Ongole in Prakasam district in the early hours of Tuesday, with winds of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph, according to IMD updates. The IMD warned of a storm surge in low-lying parts of Bapatla, Krishna and Prakasam districts. No deaths had been reported by early morning, and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu told officials to aim for zero casualties.

Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay set up a three-member committee headed by retired DGP J K Tripathy to review security in the state's prisons after 17 undertrials escaped from a sub-jail in Theni district.

Karnataka: Minister Priyank Kharge alleged on Monday that an unnamed Union minister was lobbying the Centre to use the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department against him and his Cabinet colleagues, with the probe into Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment irregularities serving as cover. No response from the Centre or the BJP was reported.

Kerala: The government carried out a major reshuffle of senior IAS officers on Monday. K R Jyothilal moves from Finance to Home and Vigilance, while Minhaj Alam takes over Finance; Mohammed Hanish becomes Additional Chief Secretary for Health, and N Prasanth takes charge of the state electricity board.

Telangana: At a review meeting on Monday, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy told municipal officials that no garbage should be visible anywhere in Hyderabad and asked for a traffic plan with underpasses and elevated corridors at busy junctions. He also asked for wider use of 'Green Tankers' carrying treated sewage water; the first phase uses 28 tankers drawing from 19 treatment plants.

East

Odisha: A 'missing' poster of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the MLA for flood-hit Hinjili, appeared at a bus stand in Ganjam district and set off a row. BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal said residents may have put it up because Patnaik had not visited during the crisis, while the BJD accused the BJP of politicising a disaster and said Patnaik had sent senior leaders to the area.

West Bengal: BJP national president Nitin Nabin led the party's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' march from College Street to Esplanade in Kolkata on Monday, joined by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Nabin attacked the INDIA bloc over its Delhi rally and Rahul Gandhi; no response from opposition parties to his remarks was reported.

Bihar: Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary met Union minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi and sought early final approval for four road projects worth Rs 49,751 crore, including the Patna-Purnea expressway. The projects have cleared the PPP appraisal committee and await the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

Jharkhand: The BJP launched its 'save democracy, remove anarchy' march in Ranchi on Monday, walking from Morabadi ground to the Birsa Munda museum. State president Aditya Sahu and Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi accused the Hemant Soren government over law and order; no response from the ruling JMM was reported.

West and Central

Maharashtra: Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane said at a FICCI maritime conference that a tripartite deal with the Centre and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders will create the country's largest shipyard, an investment of Rs 26,500 crore expected to generate about 50,000 jobs. Deccan Chronicle reported it will come up at Dighi port in Raigad district.

Goa: The Bombay High Court at Goa ordered Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra and their company to deposit Rs 20 lakh in interim relief for the family of each of the 25 people killed in the December 2025 Birch nightclub fire at Arpora. The money is to be paid in instalments, with the first Rs 5 lakh due by November 16 and the balance by February 7, 2027.

Madhya Pradesh: Rajkumar Lohani, a Bhopal shopkeeper backed by the Congress, filed his nomination as an Independent against Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri for the Rajya Sabha by-election on November 12. The seat fell vacant when L Murugan resigned; the BJP's strength in the Assembly leaves it well placed to retain it.

Chhattisgarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to attend the closing ceremony of the three-day Rajyotsav, marking the state's foundation day, in Nava Raipur on Tuesday. He is also due to release the 33rd instalment of the Mahtari Vandan Yojana in the presence of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.

North-East

Arunachal Pradesh: A 36-hour shutdown called by groups opposing the 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project shut schools, offices and markets in parts of Upper Siang district on Monday, and the district administration declared the bandh illegal. In an open letter, Chief Minister Pema Khandu told protesters that no decision had been taken to build the dam and that concerns would be handled through dialogue. The state Congress demanded that the project be scrapped.

Manipur: The bodies of two young men from Kangpokpi district, missing since late October, were recovered in neighbouring Senapati district on Sunday. Protesters blocked roads in Kangpokpi, and police used tear gas on Monday; Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen condemned the killings and called for a thorough investigation, and additional forces were deployed.

Meghalaya: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said UDP president Metbah Lyngdoh's resignation as a Cabinet minister was entirely his own decision and that no pressure had been put on him. Lyngdoh stepped down after most of his party's MLAs left the UDP for other parties in the ruling alliance.

Tripura: Three BSF personnel and several villagers were injured in a clash at Ashabari in Sepahijala district on Monday. Villagers alleged that BSF personnel had beaten a local man they detained, and the BSF vehicle was attacked during a road blockade that followed. Both sides filed complaints with police, and additional forces brought the situation under control.

Nagaland: The fourth Nagaland State and Para Games began on Monday and run until November 14 across eight venues in Chumoukedima and Dimapur. More than 3,000 athletes from all 17 districts have registered in 14 disciplines.

Union Territories

Delhi: The Delhi High Court refused on Monday to stay the ban on pre-BS-VI vehicles registered outside the capital, which took effect on November 1. A bench led by Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre issued notice on a plea calling the curb discriminatory and listed it for November 27.

Jammu and Kashmir: After government offices reopened in Jammu under the Darbar Move, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a meeting with ministers and senior officers at the Civil Secretariat and told them to speed up development projects and ensure their timely completion before winter.