Morning coverage focused on the swearing-in of Samrat Choudhary as Bihar's first BJP Chief Minister, with multiple outlets analyzing the political transition from Nitish Kumar's long tenure to BJP's direct control of the state government. By midday, editorial attention shifted to the escalating debate over the Delimitation Bill, with the INDIA bloc announcing opposition and southern states expressing concerns about representation imbalances linked to implementing women's reservation. Evening reports consolidated on diplomatic developments in the US-Iran conflict, with Trump announcing the permanent opening of the Strait of Hormuz while simultaneously deploying additional troops to the Middle East, creating contradictory signals about the war's status.