Mounting agrarian distress, rising youth unemployment, and escalating drug crises in regions like Malwa and Doaba are posing severe electoral challenges for Punjab's ruling AAP administration.

Facing a 95% rainfall deficit in October and sharply declining reservoir levels, farmers across Telangana are turning to expensive water tankers to save their paddy crops.

The Congress party has demanded an official drought declaration in Gujarat's Saurashtra region, citing severe crop stress and power outages, while the BJP dismissed the claims as misleading.