In a divided capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25-year tenure was marked by a grand BJP event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. Meanwhile, Opposition MPs—including Congress, RJD, and Trinamool leaders—returned to streets for a second day protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s oversight of electoral roll revisions. Rahul Gandhi’s sit-in protest in Akashvani Bhawan on Tuesday drew police intervention, and Wednesday saw heightened marches towards Jantar Mantar. While Modi emphasized democratic lessons from opposition, activists accused the Election Commission of undermining democracy with the SIR process and delayed delistings. Internal Opposition fragmentation, notably SP’s absence at Kharge’s lunch, added complexity to the clash.