KTR on BJP alliance, KCR's comeback, EC row and youth protests

INDIA Bloc Protests Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, EVMs; BJP Defends Election CommissionThe INDIA bloc has finalised a coordinated protest campaign against the Election Commission of India, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the electoral process. Opposition parties have announced a 'Save Democracy March' from 2 October to 8 October, featuring demonstrations outside District Magistrate offices, joint rallies across five major cities, and a march of Members of Parliament to the Election Commission on 6 October. The opposition also plans to seek an appointment with President Droupadi Murmu. Key opposition leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and Mamata Banerjee, reiterated demands for ballot paper voting over electronic voting machines and sought the reinstatement of deleted voters along with a probe. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party defended the poll body, rejecting all allegations and accusing the opposition of deliberately targeting democratic institutions to build an excuse for electoral defeats.