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Hundreds of members of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Revolutionary Youth Association (RYA) staged a protest march in Patna on October 13, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Police detained several protesters after some demonstrators crossed barricades, while a blockade near Dak Bungalow roundabout disrupted traffic.

The Supreme Court has clarified that it has neither approved nor disapproved the modified Form 6 used by the Election Commission of India during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant issued notice on a fresh petition questioning the Election Commission's functioning and scheduled the matter alongside similar petitions listed for October 27.

Questions have been raised over the Assembly membership of BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh after his conviction in a culpable homicide case, with CPI-ML general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya questioning why no decision has yet been taken on his membership.

Union minister and LJP (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan criticised the Bihar government over reported cases involving minor girls, questioned the police response and said he would continue raising the issue despite being part of the ruling NDA.

Election Commission results show Prashant Kishor winning Bankipur with 64,151 votes.