Ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who faces sexual harassment allegations, stated that even a minor BJP candidate could defeat wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia in Haryana elections. He accused Congress of conspiring against him and claimed credit for popularizing wrestling in India.

An elderly man was killed and five others were injured after suspected militants launched the bomb attack on a residential area of Moirang in Bishnupur.

Shinzo Abe was assassinated on July 8, 2022, while campaigning for his party