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Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee expressed fear on Tuesday about the deletion of citizens' names in the Census that started in West Bengal this month. She said, "You will be all in all in deciding who should be the government party and who will be the opposition! That means there will be no opposition."
Three NCPI MPs skipped an NDA meeting in Delhi on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Abu Taher Khan, Khalilur Rahaman, and Yusuf Pathan refused to join the BJP or its alliance. "We have said that we will not be part of NDA and will never join the BJP," said Mr. Khan.
The BJP top brass met in Bhopal on Tuesday after losing the Datia by-poll by 6000-plus votes. Leaders discussed why the party fell behind in the July 30 election. State president Hemant Khandelwal started a two-member panel to probe the defeat and find out who sabotaged the candidate’s poll prospects.
One-fifth of Karnataka voters face removal as they fall under the ASDDO category. A coalition of groups urged the CEO to publish these lists and extend the deadline to September 30. They said, "The responsibility of voter roll revision and maintaining pure electoral rolls lies with the ECI."
The National Conference will observe August 5 as a black day to mark the 2019 abrogation of Article 370. Rattan Lal Gupta said the decisions "stripped the people of their constitutional safeguards." The Congress and PDP also planned protests in Jammu to demand the restoration of statehood for the region.
A Pune resident, Prajwal Gupta, found his voter ID address changed using a fake Aadhaar card in early 2025. Gupta said, "The ERO sent me a photo of this Aadhaar card. It had my name and photo on it, but with a fake Aadhaar number and address." Officials ignored his complaints.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on August 4, 2026, called the bypoll results a "12-year return gift" to the BJP. He claimed the outcome showed the party’s real support when elections are fair. Meanwhile, Union Minister Lalan Singh dismissed the losses, saying, "In politics, it happens," as part of democracy.
The Awami League on Tuesday accused the Dhaka government of spreading false information about Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming virtual media appearance. Hasina is set to speak on August 5 at 6:30 pm. The party said the administration is using PR firms to claim the event will not take place as planned.
Former West Bengal governor DY Patil died at 92 on Tuesday in Kolhapur. A veteran Congress leader and educationist, he founded many institutions and served as governor of Tripura and Bihar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Shri DY Patil Ji was at the forefront of serving society through philanthropy.”
Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar said on August 4, 2026, that Bihar police brutality against student protesters threatens democracy. A fact-finding report showed police used gunfire and lathis without following legal rules. Kumar said, "The preliminary report reveals that students were subjected to lathi-charges, tear gas, firing, and mass arrests."
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of turning West Bengal into a mega prison. She said, "The BJP has turned Bengal into a mega prison." Banerjee alleged that police are forcing workers to join the BJP. She called for a mass movement to protest against these ongoing political actions.
The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha said a distress-sharing formula is the only permanent solution to the Cauvery water dispute. On August 4, leader Badagalapura Nagendra urged the Union government to hold talks between the four riparian States. He said, "This gap has repeatedly triggered friction among the riparian States."