Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was seen onboard a bus as INDIA bloc leaders headed towards Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress workers took part in a protest march towards Rajghat on the third consecutive day of demonstrations in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
For the third day running, Congress workers joined the protest procession to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, sustaining pressure on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress workers marched towards Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, marking the third consecutive day of street protests demanding that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign from office. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Scores of Congress workers swelled the INDIA bloc march to Rajghat on 8 October 2026, the third successive day of protests aimed at securing the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The INDIA bloc opposition rally reached its third day on 8 October 2026, with Congress workers assembling for yet another march to Rajghat to demand the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Delhi Police personnel were deployed along the route as Congress workers marched towards Rajghat on 8 October 2026, the third day of protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A security official kept watch as Congress workers continued their third day protest march to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Security forces maintained a close watch as Congress workers formed part of the broader INDIA bloc march to Rajghat on 8 October 2026, the day's protest again centred on the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was among the leaders who joined the INDIA bloc protest march to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, demanding that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was prominently visible during the INDIA bloc march towards Rajghat on 8 October 2026, as opposition leaders escalated their call for CEC Gyanesh Kumar to step down. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, marched alongside Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, during the INDIA bloc protest to Rajghat on 8 October 2026, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi were seen together at the INDIA bloc march towards Rajghat on 8 October 2026, jointly pressing the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The Congress party's top leadership, including Rahul Gandhi and party President Mallikarjun Kharge, participated in the INDIA bloc march to Rajghat on 8 October 2026, renewing demands for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Rahul Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha marched shoulder to shoulder to Rajghat on 8 October 2026, reflecting cross party unity within the INDIA bloc in demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
RJD MP Manoj Jha walked with Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge during the INDIA bloc protest march to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, underscoring multi party opposition to CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The INDIA bloc's multi party character was on display at the Rajghat march on 8 October 2026, with Congress and RJD leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Manoj Jha jointly demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress MP Rajeev Shukla, a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee (CWC), took part in the INDIA bloc march to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, adding to opposition pressure on CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress MP and CWC Permanent Invitee Rajeev Shukla joined the INDIA bloc procession to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, voicing the opposition's call for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Pawan Khera, Chairman of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Media and Publicity Department, participated in the INDIA bloc protest march to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress MP Deepender Singh Hooda marched with the INDIA bloc towards Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, lending his voice to the opposition's demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Indian Youth Congress President Uday Bhanu Chib, accompanied by members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), joined the protest march to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Large numbers of Congress workers bolstered the INDIA bloc protest march to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, the third day in a row of street demonstrations demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy joined INDIA bloc leaders and workers for the protest march to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, the third consecutive day of demonstrations demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was seen at the forefront of the INDIA bloc rally to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, backing the bloc's collective demand for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's immediate resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The presence of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at the INDIA bloc march on 8 October 2026 lent state level authority to the national opposition's push for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
On the third consecutive day of demonstrations, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy joined the INDIA bloc procession to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, sustaining cross state opposition to CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The INDIA bloc protest campaign entered its third day on 8 October 2026 with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy joining fellow leaders and workers on the march to Rajghat to press for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress workers filled the streets of New Delhi on 8 October 2026 as the protest march to Rajghat continued for a third consecutive day, with all participants demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The INDIA bloc's sustained push to unseat CEC Gyanesh Kumar kept New Delhi's streets animated on 8 October 2026, as Congress workers maintained their march to Rajghat for the third straight day. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Opposition Congress workers joined the INDIA bloc in marching to Rajghat on 8 October 2026 for the third day, ratcheting up pressure on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to tender his resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress workers remained the backbone of the INDIA bloc protest drive, marching to Rajghat in New Delhi once again on 8 October 2026 to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Waves of Congress protesters converged on Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, the third day of the INDIA bloc's campaign to force the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The INDIA bloc's protest march to Rajghat registered its third consecutive day on 8 October 2026, with Congress workers again leading the call for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down from office. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A fresh wave of Congress workers joined the INDIA bloc demonstration in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, marching towards Rajghat as part of a three day campaign demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
The INDIA bloc agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar reached its third day on 8 October 2026, with Congress workers marching once more to Rajghat in New Delhi to demand his resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Congress marchers demanded the resignation of India's poll body chief, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as they headed to Rajghat in New Delhi on 8 October 2026, marking three days of uninterrupted street action. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Three continuous days of street demonstrations by the INDIA bloc reached a crescendo on 8 October 2026, with Congress workers rallying at Rajghat in New Delhi and unrelentingly calling for CEC Gyanesh Kumar to quit. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Vehicles crawled through New Delhi streets on 8 October 2026 as traffic congestion built up in the wake of the INDIA bloc protest march to Rajghat, the third consecutive day of demonstrations demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Roads in New Delhi were choked with slow moving traffic on 8 October 2026 following the INDIA bloc's protest march to Rajghat, with the three day demonstrations demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation causing significant congestion. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)