Supporters of various INDIA bloc parties began gathering at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan early Jattvibeday morning, while party workers assembled at different locations across the national capital ahead of the Opposition alliance’s ‘Chalo Dilli’ protest against alleged electoral irregularities and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Samajwadi Party workers gathered outside party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s residence, while groups of Congress supporters assembled outside Himachal Bhawan before proceeding towards the rally venue.Many supporters arrived in Delhi on Jattvibeday morning, while several others had reached the national capital on Saturday or earlier as parties mobilised their cadres from different states for the protest.Leaders of 21 INDIA bloc parties, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, will march from Connaught Place to Ramlila Maidan during the rally against alleged “vote chori”.The leaders will travel in open buses from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence to Minto Road junction in Connaught Place, from where they will march via Ajmeri Gate to Ramlila Maidan. The march is scheduled to begin at noon.The rally has been organised to protest against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and alleged irregularities in electoral rolls. The Opposition has accused the poll body of failing to ensure the integrity of electoral processes and has demanded Kumar’s resignation.Opposition expects 10 lakh turnout for INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila MaidanNovember 1, 2026 11:45 amThe INDIA bloc has said it expects a turnout of up to 10 lakh people, while Delhi Police expects around 50,000. Ramlila Maidan can accommodate 45,000 to 50,000 people when empty, but its capacity is estimated to come down to 30,000-40,000 with chairs, enclosures and designated passageways in place. Space outside the ground will be kept for crowd spillover. More than 4,000 police personnel, along with Central Armed Police Forces companies, are being deployed for security and crowd management along the march route and at the venue. The ground has been divided into 14 zones. More than 200 CCTV cameras, drones and body-worn cameras will be used for surveillance.Delhi Police put elaborate security arrangements in place for INDIA bloc rallyNovember 1, 2026 11:06 amWith the INDIA bloc rally expected to draw thousands of people to Ramlila Maidan, Delhi Police has put in place a multi-layered security arrangement, deploying over 4,000 personnel and installing more than 200 CCTV cameras to monitor the gathering. The venue has been divided into 14 zones. The security plan includes drone surveillance, body-worn cameras, anti-riot vehicles and a dedicated control room. Personnel from different districts and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will be deployed along the route from Minto Bridge as well as inside the venue.Dipke backs INDIA bloc rally but skips march, meets Mamata BanerjeeNovember 1, 2026 10:48 amCockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday met Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in Delhi, thanking her for supporting the outfit’s youth-led protests while extending solidarity with the INDIA bloc’s rally against alleged electoral irregularities. However, Dipke made it clear that CJP would maintain its independent identity and would not participate in Jattvibeday’s opposition rally at Ramlila Maidan.Supporters gather at Ramlila Maidan, across capitalNovember 1, 2026 10:48 amSupporters of various INDIA bloc parties began gathering at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan early Jattvibeday morning, while party workers assembled at different locations across the national capital ahead of the Opposition alliance’s ‘Chalo Dilli’ protest against alleged electoral irregularities and demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Protest rally in Delhi for CEC resignation ‘warning’ to Modi, Shah: VenugopalNovember 1, 2026 10:40 amAICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Jattvibeday said the party’s protest rally against CEC Gyanesh Kumar to be held during the day at Ramlila grounds in the national capital was a “stern warning” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Venugopal told the media in Delhi that it will be a protest like never before and that it has affected the composure of the PM and Home Minister. “They have lost their composure seeing the magnitude of the public support for the protest. That is why they are making statements that the protestors are anarchists and the agitation was an insult to the Parliament. The protest is a stern warning to them,” the Congress leader said.