Members and supporters of the INDIA bloc parties marched towards Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress)
Opposition supporters gathered in large numbers for the INDIA bloc's march to Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was conducted with serious irregularities. (Photo: NationPress)
INDIA bloc members marching to Lok Bhavan on 8 October 2026 called for the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, citing what they described as alleged irregularities in the SIR of voter rolls in Bihar. (Photo: NationPress)
The INDIA bloc's Aakrosh March in Patna on 8 October 2026 saw opposition parties unite to protest the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging the process was flawed and demanding accountability from the Election Commission of India. (Photo: NationPress)
Hundreds of INDIA bloc supporters advanced towards Lok Bhavan, the Bihar government's secretariat complex, on 8 October 2026, pressing their demand that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar step down over alleged SIR discrepancies. (Photo: NationPress)
The INDIA bloc pressed the Election Commission of India on alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) during its march to Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, calling the electoral roll revision process into question. (Photo: NationPress)
A large crowd of INDIA bloc members and sympathisers converged on Lok Bhavan in Patna for the Aakrosh March on 8 October 2026, voicing their opposition to the alleged mishandling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. (Photo: NationPress)
Security personnel attempted to stop INDIA bloc marchers heading to Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, as tension mounted during the protest over alleged SIR irregularities and the demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. (Photo: NationPress)
Police and security forces tried to intercept INDIA bloc supporters marching to Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, as protesters continued to demand the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the disputed SIR process. (Photo: NationPress)
A standoff emerged in Patna on 8 October 2026 as security forces moved to intercept INDIA bloc marchers before they could reach Lok Bhavan, where protesters sought to press their demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the SIR row. (Photo: NationPress)
Heavy security was deployed near Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026 to contain the INDIA bloc's Aakrosh March, which centred on alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls and the demand for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal. (Photo: NationPress)
INDIA bloc members and supporters broke through a police barricade during their march to Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, escalating tensions as the protest over the alleged SIR electoral roll irregularities intensified. (Photo: NationPress)
Police barricades were breached as INDIA bloc protesters surged towards Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, with demonstrators insisting that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar must resign over the allegedly flawed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress)
INDIA bloc demonstrators dismantled police barricades on their route to Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, as the Aakrosh March against alleged SIR irregularities continued to build momentum despite security restrictions. (Photo: NationPress)
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Misha Bharti addressed media at the sidelines of the INDIA bloc's march to Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, voicing the coalition's demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the alleged SIR irregularities. (Photo: NationPress)
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar Assembly Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, alongside Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, led the INDIA bloc's march to Lok Bhavan in Patna on 8 October 2026, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the alleged SIR irregularities. (Photo: NationPress)