The Day Bihar Election Dates Were Announced

Indian media on October 6 initially focused on a fire at SMS Hospital's ICU in Jaipur, with reports detailing 6 to 8 patient deaths and a government investigation. Concurrently, the Supreme Court heard the Sonam Wangchuk case, with the Centre reluctant to share detention grounds. Later in the morning, media extensively covered a lawyer attempting to throw a shoe at CJI Gavai in the Supreme Court, an act condemned by Prime Minister Modi, who spoke with the CJI. By late morning and throughout the afternoon, the predominant story became the announcement of the Bihar Assembly election dates: a two-phase election on November 6 and 11, with results on November 14.