Editorial illustration, not an event photo. Allegations are from the opposition and protesters. The Election Commission has denied manipulation. Not legal advice. Morning of 3 October 2026.
Who will be on the road on 8 October has been a search since the night of 2 October. The Samajwadi Party called 2 to 8 October a save-democracy week, with a vote march reported in Etawah and Auraiya. Dipke named Goa, Karnataka, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. Stalin’s jab at Vijay over SIR silence is a separate Tamil Nadu search.
What is fixed
The demand is resignation and questions on SIR. The crowd is not fixed. Detentions happened in Delhi on 2 October. Shivaji Park was full in Mumbai. 8 October is a local march. 10 October is the Jantar Mantar 2.0 ultimatum. Do not add the three dates into one crowd.
एडवाइस:
Read the 8 October crowd from police and organisers in the evening. A morning poster is an estimate.
Timeline readers will search
Gyanesh Kumar became Election Commissioner on 15 March 2024 and the 26th CEC on 19 February 2025. SIR began in Bihar and spread. On 23 September 2026 The Indian Express reported 14 objections by Sandhu and Joshi. On 24 September Rahul Gandhi used the treason line. On 2 October Delhi and Mumbai demanded resignation. No resignation had come by the morning of 3 October. The next street date is 10 October.
Both sides on Who is on the road on 8 October: SP march, six states, Stalin and Vijay
सपा ने 2 से 8 अक्टूबर को सप्ताह कहा, इटावा-औरैया में मार्च की खबर है। The opposition calls this part of a plan. The Commission says cleaning the roll is its job. No court had given a final word on this point by 3 October 2026. This article keeps the allegation and the denial together.
दीपके ने छह राज्यों का नाम लिया, भीड़ का आंकड़ा तय नहीं। The opposition calls this part of a plan. The Commission says cleaning the roll is its job. No court had given a final word on this point by 3 October 2026. This article keeps the allegation and the denial together.
10 अक्टूबर अलग अल्टीमेटम है। The opposition calls this part of a plan. The Commission says cleaning the roll is its job. No court had given a final word on this point by 3 October 2026. This article keeps the allegation and the denial together.
स्टालिन-विजय तमिलनाडु का सर्च है, दिल्ली की हिरासत नहीं। The opposition calls this part of a plan. The Commission says cleaning the roll is its job. No court had given a final word on this point by 3 October 2026. This article keeps the allegation and the denial together.
Also read: detentions, Section 163.
