08:48⇢Mayors Win While Pilgrims Push
⌨The newspapers extensively cover the Chandigarh mayoral election, where BJP's Harpreet Kaur Babla secured victory against the AAP-Congress alliance (ABP Live, Jagran, Jansatta). Kejriwal challenges Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar over the Yamuna water dispute, offering to send water samples and suggesting he contest elections if interested in politics (India Today, Zee News, Aaj Tak). Meanwhile, the Mahakumbh situation continues with reports of pilgrims being stranded at Prayagraj border, insisting on Ganga bath despite administrative pushback (Dainik Bhaskar, The Wire Hindi, The Quint).