India, Oct. 29 -- Preparations intensified at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Thursday for the INDIA bloc's November 1 rally against alleged electoral irregularities, with the Congress demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over what it calls "vote chori".

Workers were seen erecting a large tent over the main stage and arranging temporary platforms for opposition leaders and state units of INDIA bloc parties. Rows of white canopy tents were also set up, while metal barricades were installed to regulate crowd movement. Trucks continued to deliver plastic chairs and other materials as preparations gathered pace.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, organisation general secretary K C Venugopal a...