Akhilesh Yadav detained during INDIA Bloc ECI march

Samajwadi Party President and MP Akhilesh Yadav was detained by police during the INDIA Bloc march from Parliament toward the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, and spoke to reporters after his detention.

Congress President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge joined fellow INDIA Bloc MPs in the march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India on 6 October 2026, opposing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Congress MP K.C. Venugopal participated in the INDIA Bloc march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, as opposition parties demanded action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, walked alongside fellow INDIA Bloc MPs toward the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, voicing opposition to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

The INDIA Bloc's march on 6 October 2026 was directed against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls — a process opposition parties allege could disenfranchise voters ahead of upcoming elections. Rahul Gandhi led the delegation from Parliament.

All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee raised slogans during the INDIA Bloc march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee was among the vocal protesters as the INDIA Bloc march moved through New Delhi on 6 October 2026, demanding accountability from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and fellow INDIA Bloc MPs marched from Parliament to the Election Commission of India headquarters on 6 October 2026, calling for action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and opposing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

TMC MPs Saugata Roy, Derek O'Brien and Abhishek Banerjee took part in the INDIA Bloc march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India on 6 October 2026, joining the protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut marched side by side with other INDIA Bloc MPs toward the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

The INDIA Bloc's multi party front — including Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) — was on full display as Rahul Gandhi and MP Sanjay Raut walked together on 6 October 2026, pressing the Election Commission of India to address concerns over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP K.C. Venugopal, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, and Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas were among the cross party leaders who participated in the INDIA Bloc march to the Election Commission of India on 6 October 2026, contesting the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra marched together with other INDIA Bloc MPs from Parliament to the Election Commission of India in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Security personnel were deployed across the route from Parliament to the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, ahead of the INDIA Bloc march protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kumari Selja walked together in the INDIA Bloc march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, joining the opposition's protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

The march to the Election Commission of India on 6 October 2026 saw Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among the prominent Congress faces, as the INDIA Bloc collectively challenged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's conduct and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee joined the INDIA Bloc march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India headquarters in New Delhi on 6 October 2026, pressing the poll body to address concerns over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

A large contingent of INDIA Bloc MPs, led by Rahul Gandhi, marched through the streets of New Delhi from Parliament toward the Election Commission of India on 6 October 2026, demanding accountability over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's conduct.

The INDIA Bloc march on 6 October 2026 centred on two demands: action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a rollback of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which opposition parties have argued could alter voter lists ahead of future elections. Rahul Gandhi led the march from Parliament.

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