First, Indian Express’ Apurva Vishwanath talks about the Supreme Court granting bail to Telangana MLC K Kavitha in the excise policy case and the observations made during the hearing.Next, Indian Express’ Abhishek Angad discusses the reasons behind former Jharkhand Chief Minister and senior JMM leader Champai Soren’s decision to join the BJP and how this move is expected to benefit the party in the upcoming assembly elections

Finally, Indian Express’ Vikas Pathak reports on the controversy surrounding actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s statements on the farmers' protests and explores how the party typically handles members who speak out of line