MLA Irfan Hafiz Lone holds placards demanding a probe into the alleged fake encounter in Ganderbal during the budget session of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, in Jammu. | Photo: PTI
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay during a roadshow, in Puducherry. | Photo: PTI/Babu Rajendran
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performs rituals at the 'Kashi Vishwanath Temple', in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, centre, with party MP KC Venugopal, and others, during a public meeting ahead of Kerala Assembly elections, in Alappuzha, Kerala. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, centre, poses for photographs with music composer Ramesh Vinayakam, third left, and his family, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | Photo: @NarendraModi/YT via PTI
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting ahead of Kerala Assembly elections, in Alappuzha, Kerala. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
Congress candidate from Berhampore constituency Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, campaigns ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Murshidabad, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
Former tennis player Leander Paes shows his badge during a press conference, at BJP office in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda visits the 'Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple', in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: @JPNadda/X via PTI
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin during a roadshow in support of the party's candidate from Ramanathapuram constituency Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam, ahead of the state Assembly elections, in Ramanathapuram district. | Photo: PTI
In this image posted on April 4, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters during a roadshow ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: @narendramodi/X via PTI
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during an election rally ahead of the Assembly elections, at Nazira, in Sivasagar district of Assam. | Photo; PTI
DMK MP Kanimozhi campaigns in the Somarasampettai area in support of party candidate Durairaj for the Srirangam Assembly constituency ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, in Tiruchirappalli district. | Photo; PTI
Member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma with Dasda-Kanchanpur TTAADC constituency candidate Umashankar Reang, MLA Philip Kumar Reang and others during an election campaign, in North Tuisama, Tripura. | Photo: PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a roadshow ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. | Photo: PTI
In this image posted on April 4, 2026, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami speaks during an election campaign in the Arani Assembly constituency ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, in Arani, Tamil Nadu. | Photo; @AIADMKOfficial/X via PTI
Left Front Chairman Biman Bose, front centre, CPI(M) leader Sridip Bhattacharya, left, CPI leader Swapan Banerjee, right, and others release the election manifesto during a press conference, ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, at Muzaffar Ahmad Bhawan, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI/Manvender Vashist Lav
In this image posted on April 4, 2026, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, centre, during a roadshow in support of BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh ahead of the Assembly elections, in Kharagpur, West Bengal. | Photo: @gupta_rekha/X via PTI
Union Minister of State and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar campaigns for a party candidate ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Jalpaiguri district. | Photo: PTI
Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup Metropolitan district Swapneel Paul interacts with assigned polling and presiding officials during a training programme on the operation of EVM and VVPAT units ahead of the Assam Legislative Assembly elections, in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI
Autorickshaws queue up for CNG at a station amid a supply crisis, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI
NIA officials conduct an investigation at Mothabari village in Malda district following the gherao of seven judicial officers by protesting locals over voter list deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. | Photo: PTI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with TMC candidates Prasanjit Das (Gazole) and Prasun Banerjee (Chanchal), unseen, during a rally ahead of the Assembly elections, at Gazole, in Malda district, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
In this image posted on April 4, 2026, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay during a roadshow, in Puducherry. | Photo: TVKHQITWingOffl/X via PTI
Congress activists during a protest march against the alleged removal of voters' names from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, in Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) candidates from Krishnanagar North, Krishnanagar South, Kaliganj, Krishnaganj, Chapra and Nakashipara Assembly constituencies during a roadshow before filing their nomination papers at the administrative office ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Krishnanagar, Nadia district. | Photo: PTI
A voter casts his postal ballot at a facilitation centre for the Assam Legislative Assembly elections ahead of the April 9 polling date, in Guwahati. | Photo: PTI
People wait in a queue to refill LPG cylinders amid disruptions due to the ongoing West Asia war, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
MoS Ravneet Singh, Punjab BJP President Sunil Kumar Jakhar, party's National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, party leader Ashwani Kumar Sharma, and others, during a sit-in protest against AAP govt, in Amritsar, Punjab. | Photo: PTI/Shiva Sharma
In this image posted on April 4, 2026, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, centre, with party MP KC Venugopal, and others, during a public meeting ahead of Kerala Assembly elections, in Alappuzha, Kerala. | Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI
A peacock flies low over an open area, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore