Madhya

• By-election results were announced today for three assembly constituencies following votes cast on July 30, 2026. • Key outcomes include the BJP retaining the Manjalpur seat in Gujarat, while the Congress party secured a victory in Datia, Madhya Pradesh. • In Bihar's Bankipur seat, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor won in his electoral debut, breaking decades of BJP dominance in the area.

• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned as PM and leader of the Labour Party on Monday, two years after his party secured 412 seats. • Starmer's departure follows struggles to deliver on his "Change" campaign promises and ongoing post-Brexit economic and political instability. • In India, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde inducted rebel MPs from the Shiv Sena (UBT) into the ruling side.

• Chandranath Rath, personal assistant to West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was assassinated in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas, hit by three of four bullets while in a moving car. • The killing occurred two days after BJP's historic assembly election win over TMC on May 6, 2026, heightening post-poll tensions. • TMC condemned the murder on Thursday, demanding a CBI probe, while Chandra's mother broke down publicly, calling for life imprisonment for the killers.