Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu advocated for women's reservation and growth-led welfare, emphasizing wealth generation through reforms and investment. He also suggested encouraging a higher birth rate to maintain India's demographic advantage, urging a collective approach to structural challenges.

India's electricity demand hit a record 252 GW on April 24. Soaring temperatures across the nation drove this surge. Air conditioner usage increased significantly in homes and businesses. This peak demand surpassed previous records. The power ministry anticipates further increases as heatwaves continue. Officials expect demand to rise even higher in the coming days.

Former Arvind Kejriwal aide Swati Maliwal has accused the former Delhi chief minister. She claims Kejriwal began his political journey in torn pants and with limited resources. Maliwal alleges that after coming to power, he constructed a house valued at one hundred crore rupees. She also criticized the AAP's governance in Punjab. The remarks follow a significant party exodus.

Protests erupted in Manipur as thousands demanded peace, clashing with security forces near the Chief Minister's residence. Demonstrators, organized by COCOMI, sought justice for children killed in a recent bomb blast and support for the displaced. The state grapples with escalating ethnic violence, with recent clashes claiming lives and displacing many.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet President Murmu to seek the recall of seven AAP MPs, including six from Punjab, who have joined the BJP. This move follows Raghav Chadha's announcement that two-thirds of AAP's Rajya Sabha members are merging with the BJP, citing the party's deviation from its principles.

Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, now with the BJP, revealed she was intimidated and threatened after alleging an assault by an AAP aide at Kejriwal's residence in 2024. She claimed immense pressure to withdraw her FIR, leading to her being sidelined by the party. Maliwal also criticized AAP's governance in Punjab and praised PM Modi's leadership.

Veteran activist Anna Hazare criticized AAP leadership following the departure of Raghav Chadha and six other Rajya Sabha MPs, suggesting their exit stemmed from the party deviating from its original principles. Chadha announced the group's decision to merge with the BJP, citing constitutional provisions and claiming a significant portion of AAP's Rajya Sabha members had left.

K Kavitha is launching a new political party in Telangana, aiming to fulfill the region's «unfinished agenda.» She stated her supporters were expelled from the BRS, not that they left. Kavitha emphasized her deep connection to Telangana and its people, viewing them as her family, despite strained ties with her father's party and family.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seized upon remarks by RSS leader Ram Madhav to criticize Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Madhav's initial comments suggested India yielded to US pressure on oil imports and tariffs, which he later retracted and apologized for. Congress claims this indicates Modi has lost his authority and India's sovereignty is compromised.

Seven Rajya Sabha MPs, led by Raghav Chadha, have defected from AAP to the BJP, significantly boosting the ruling party's numbers to 113 and reducing AAP to just three members. This move weakens the opposition bloc's strength to 77, marking a substantial shift in the Upper House's political landscape and impacting AAP's national presence.

Aam Aadmi Party faces a significant internal crisis as Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha leads a mass exodus of seven MPs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. This move, following Chadha's removal as deputy leader, marks a severe blow to AAP's presence in Parliament and raises questions about its core principles.