On Thursday, Congress and BJP clashed in a high-profile confrontation. Rahul Gandhi demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the alleged involvement of PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in what he described as a «Rs 30 lakh crore stock market scam.» Gandhi claimed the scam was orchestrated through «fake» exit polls.

A 31-year-old man, Rahul Raj, faced a traumatic experience in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. His attempt to mediate a quarrel between his acquaintances ended in a severe assault. Rahul Raj’s left ear was sliced off by the man involved in the quarrel. Additionally, he suffered fractures on his fingers. The injured ear was later successfully reattached at the medical college hospital.

On Thursday, the Andhra Pradesh police sealed the offices of the AP CID's Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Tadepalli and the AP Fibernet office in Vijayawada. This action was taken to secure documents, hard disks, and other objects, following instructions from top officials, reports Nalla Babu. With the formation of a new government (TDP-BJP-JSP alliance) on the horizon in Andhra, activities at the SIT of AP CID were suspended.

TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister-elect N Chandrababu Naidu has begun planning for his new state cabinet. He is considering allocating a couple of cabinet positions to Jana Sena and BJP. The TD Legislature Party is set to convene on June 11. Chandrababu Naidu will take his oath on June 12. Additionally, he will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in Delhi.

Vishal Patil, grandson of former Maharashtra CM Vasantdada Patil, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi. He secured victory in the Lok Sabha election from Sangli constituency despite contesting as an independent candidate due to seat allocation to Shiv Sena-UBT.

The Samayukt Kisan Morcha demanded an apology from PM Modi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during the farmers' protest against the farm laws.

The BJP termed as baseless Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were «directly involved» in a «biggest stock market scam» and accused him of hatching a conspiracy to mislead the investors. Senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal told a press conference here that while Gandhi is making such allegations out of frustration following the opposition's defeat in the Lok sabha polls, Prime Minister Modi was working to make India the third largest economy.

On Wednesday the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) unanimously passed a resolution to elect Narendra Modi as their leader for the third time. This decision was taken during a crucial meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Delhi on Wednesday.

Bengaluru court sent Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna to SIT custody till June 10 in connection with the obscene videos case. Prajwal Revanna, accused of sexually assaulting three women, was swiftly arrested upon landing at Kempegowda International Airport.

Pro-Khalistani slogans were raised by a variety of groups on Thursday, the 40th anniversary of Operation Blue Star. These groups included Dal Khalsa and Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), some of which carried the Khalistani flag and included pictures of a destroyed Akal Takht.

JD(U) spokesperson KC Tyagi expressed concerns about the Agniveer scheme, stating the party's support for discussing the issues and ensuring stakeholder involvement in decisions regarding the Uniform Civil Code.

Sitapur, located 200km from Ayodhya, played a crucial role in BJP's defeat in UP. The fear of losing made prominent candidates refuse the ticket, leading to an unexpected victory for Congress in the heart of BJP's stronghold.

34-year-old S Selvaraj, a private finance firm employee, secured 14,796 votes in Trichy Lok Sabha seat, Tamil Nadu as an independent candidate without campaigning, attributed to confusion over symbols.