Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked PM Narendra Modi to conduct Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation inquiries after he alleged that Congress received "tempo loads of black money" from Adani-Ambani. "Modi ji, are you scared? You used to speak about Adani and Ambani behind closed doors and now you're speaking about them in front of public," he stated.

Congress in-charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday, 7 May, claimed it was difficult for BJP to bag more than 200 Lok Sabha seats. “People in the BJP say the Modi card will work in Maharashtra. But they are completely wrong. That is why Modiji and his colleagues are trying to do politics of division in the country,” he said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday responded to PM Narendra Modi's allegations that Congress received "tempo loads of black money" from Adani-Ambani. Rahul asked whether PM Modi was speaking from his personal experience. Gandhi said this was the first instance when the prime minister took the name of industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani publicly.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, who has been accused of molestation by a Raj Bhavan staffer, has launched 'SACH KE SAAMNE' programme. Under the programme, the CCTV clips related to the incident will be shown to 100 citizens of the state, excluding CM Mamata Banerjee and the police, on Thursday inside the Raj Bhavan at 11:30 am.

The High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru issued notices to BJP president JP Nadda and the party’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya to appear before it over a “communal” post on X shared by the Karnataka unit of the BJP. The police said the animation was intended to create enmity, hatred and ill will against the SC and ST communities.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said every political party in the country "is committed to ensure that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), which is a part of India, returns to India". "It is when we have put [Article] 370 to rest, now people understand, yes PoK is also important," Jaishankar said, addressing students at a gathering at Gargi College, Delhi.

Weeks after his comments on wealth redistribution created a controversy, Congress’ Sam Pitroda ignited another, pointing to racist stereotypes among Indians. He made the remarks while speaking about the survival of democracy in India during a recent interview. Congress distanced itself from the remarks, but BJP is giving the grand old party a hard time during election campaigning.

YSRCP’s massive social media network in Andhra Pradesh includes over 90,000 WhatsApp groups, 41 central campaign pages, 7 lakh users of the Team Jagananna app, 40 prominent YouTubers, over 50,000 digital supporters, and a “comment” army. They have a motto: Nothing becomes popular until you make it. Today, one in every four Andhra Pradesh voters has access to YSRCP messages.

Sam Pitroda resigned as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress following his controversial remarks comparing Indians' regional appearances to other ethnicities, causing a stir during the Lok Sabha elections. His comments led to backlash from the BJP, with PM Modi criticizing the Congress in his rallies. Congress has distanced itself from Pitroda's statements.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (May 8) dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to send investigating agencies like the CBI and the ED to raid industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani after the prime minister accused the former of striking a deal with the two industrialists.