Speaking about PM Narendra Modi extensively campaigning in West Bengal for Assembly elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Does [PM] Modi want to become West Bengal CM or want to remain PM?" "PM Modi travelling across Bengal for long, neglecting his official work," Modi added. "It was PM Modi who killed the women’s quota bill, not the Opposition," he stated.

IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who was suspended by the then UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's government, has now been elevated to the Commissioner of the Devipatan division by UP CM Yogi Adityanath. A 2010-batch IAS officer, Durga Shakti Nagpal, was suspended in 2013 for her crackdown on illegal sand mining operations. Her suspension was later revoked in the same year

The CPI and CPI(M) complained to CEC Gyanesh Kumar against PM Narendra Modi's address after the Bill to fast-track women's reservation, coupled with delimitation, was defeated. They alleged that PM Modi used state resources, including public broadcasters like Doordarshan, for political messaging during the Model Code of Conduct in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. They urged ECI for an inquiry.

After PM Narendra Modi stopped to eat 'jhalmuri' during his poll campaign in West Bengal's Jhargram, political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla commented that the PM paid in cash as the shopkeeper did not have UPI. Responding to this, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said, "The shopkeeper had UPI…the ₹10 note was given so that he (shopkeeper) could treasure it forever."

A translation mix-up during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's speech at a rally in Tamil Nadu triggered a viral moment. While criticising the BJP-led Centre and PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi said the Prime Minister was "completely lacking confidence". However, in a translation mix-up, it was rendered in Tamil as someone with "full confidence".

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta attended Rishab Rikhiram Sharma's grand sitar concert in Delhi on April 19, marking the finale of his 'Sitar for Mental Health India' tour. A viral clip showed her greeting the musician after his performance, which drew a massive crowd and blended classical sounds with modern influences, making it one of his biggest shows in India.

Days before polling for Assembly elections, a TMC worker was shot while returning home after party work in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Sunday night. The party has blamed BJP for the attack. The injured worker, identified as Dibyendu Gayen, was on a motorcycle when unidentified miscreants opened fire, and a bullet struck his right thigh.

BJP leader Nazia Elahi Khan shared videos showing her confronting staff at a Lenskart store in Mumbai, alleging Hindu employees were discouraged from wearing religious symbols. She is seen applying a tilak on the staff and raising slogans. The videos went viral, triggering debate online, though the store location remains unconfirmed and Lenskart hasn't issued a response yet.

BJD chief and former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik criticised BJP over the bill linking delimitation with women's quota, which failed to pass in Lok Sabha on Friday. "The people of Odisha have witnessed...how BJP compromised Odisha's rights," he said. Patnaik added that BJD has "always stood" for women empowerment, however, it is "completely against" reducing Odisha's political power via delimitation.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut criticised PM Narendra Modi's address to the nation after amendment to fast-track women's reservation failed in Lok Sabha. "PM Modi should learn from [ex-PMs] Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and not use...nation to criticise Opposition," Raut said. Notably, the Centre wanted women to get 33% quota in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.