2023 in India

Incumbents

National government

State governments

Events

January

• 1 January
• * Anjali Singh is killed while riding her scooter in Delhi.
• * Kashmir conflict: Four civilians are killed and six others injured when two terrorists open fire against Hindu people's homes in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
• 2 January
• * Protests are reported in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir in response to the previous day's quadruple killing.
• * The Supreme Court of India upholds the legality of the government's decision to demonetise all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series in 2016.
• * Rajouri attacks: Two children are killed and four other people are injured by an explosion outside the home of one of the four Hindus who were killed.
• 4 January – The Competition Commission of India rejects an appeal from Google over its ruling in October that Google's dominant position in the search engine market and control of the Android app store violated India's antitrust laws.
• 9 January – The historic Shahi Masjid in Saidabad area of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, is demolished as part of a road-widening project.
• 13–29 January – 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
• 18 January – Several Indian wrestlers, most notably Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, protest at the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi against the Wrestling Federation of India. Vinesh Phogat accused WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.

  February

• 26 February – Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi is arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in liquor policy case.
• 28 February – Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain resign from their ministerial positions following the arrests.

  March

• 2 March – Election results are declared for legislative assembly elections in three states; the BJP retains Tripura and Nagaland and hung assembly on Meghalaya.
• 18 March – Punjab Police initiated a crackdown against the "Waris Punjab De", a Punjab-based organisation, headed by radical Khalistan separatist, Amritpal Singh, arresting 78 persons and detaining several others for questioning. The eventual number of arrests was reported as 112.
• 23–24 March – Rahul Gandhi is disqualified as a member of parliament in the Lok Sabha after being found guilty of defamation by the Surat court. Gandhi was subsequently sentenced to two years in jail.
• 31 March – Indore stepwell collapse: Thirty-six people are killed and 17 others are injured when a stepwell collapses during prayers at a Hindu temple in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

  April

• April – India surpasses China as the world's most populous country.
• 1 April – A new income tax law comes into effect. It is a significant change on the old 1961 statute, and contains a controversial "angel tax" provision seeking to capture some of the income entering the country from foreign investors funding India's start-ups.
• 4 April – Seven people are killed and eleven others are injured in an avalanche in Nathu La, Sikkim.
• 12 April – Four soldiers are killed in a mass shooting incident at a military base in Punjab. Authorities say the shooting is not terror-related.
• 15 April – Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Raigad, Maharashtra.
• 15 April – Gangster Atique Ahmed and his brother and gangster Ashraf Ahmed killed in a shootout in Prayagraj.
• 23 April – Radical Khalistan separatist, Amritpal Singh is arrested following his surrender after the gurudwara, in which he was surrounded by police forces in Moga, Punjab. He was then sent to Dibrugarh central jail in Assam under NSA.

  May

• 3 May – 2023 Manipur violence: Ethnic violence breaks out between Kuki and Meitei communities in the state of Manipur. At least 73 people are killed.
• 10–13 May – The Indian National Congress won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election by getting 135 out of 224 seats.
• 19 May – Reserve Bank of India announced that it will withdraw all 2000-rupee note in circulation by September 2023.
• 28 May –
• * The New Parliament House in New Delhi is inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• * 2023 Manipur violence: 33 tribal militants are killed by soldiers during an operation in Manipur, following ethnic clashes in the region.
• 29 May – CSK defeats GT in the 2023 Indian Premier League final by 5 wickets.
• 30 May – Ten Vaishno Devi pilgrims are killed and 57 others are injured as a bus falls from a bridge in Jammu and Kashmir.

  June

• 2 June – 2023 Odisha train collision: train number 12841 Coromandel Express running at collides with a freight train in Odisha's Balasore district. The accident happened around 19:30 IST near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central from Shalimar railway station near Kolkata. More than 20 coaches were derailed. Over 900 were injured and more than 280+ people have been reported to have been killed. Train number 12864 SMVT Bengaluru–Howrah SF Express travelling towards Howrah at hit the derailed coaches of the Coromandel Express and ended up derailing 8 of its own coaches. A total of three trains were involved in this disaster.
• 17 June – At least 96 people die during a heat wave, which began two days before, in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

  July

• 1 July
• *2023 Maharashtra bus accident: 26 bus passengers die when a bus catches fire on Samruddhi Expressway in Buldhana, Maharashtra.
• *The state of Uttar Pradesh is struck by a severe heat wave, leading to at least 121 deaths in two cities. The scorching temperatures have resulted in heat stroke and other related conditions, causing widespread distress and casualties among the affected population.
• 2 July – 2023 Nationalist Congress Party split: Ajit Pawar along with other NCP party leaders join the BJP led Maha Yuti alliance.
• 7 July – The CBI arrests three individuals; two engineers and a technician; believed to be responsible for the Odisha train collision.
• 12 July – 2023 North India floods: Heavy rain and flash floods kill at least 41 people in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
• 18 July – 26 parties for I.N.D.I.A alliance to fight against NDA alliance in the upcoming general elections.
• 19 July
• * A power transformer explodes at the Namami Gange project site in Uttarakhand, leaving 15 dead and 7 injured.
• * 5 suspected terrorists are arrested by CCB in Bangalore, said to have planned a bombing in Bangalore.
• 20 July – 2023 Manipur violence: A video of two women being paraded naked on the streets and subjected to blatant acts of sexual assault and gang rape by a group of tribal men in Manipur goes viral, triggering outrage across the country. According to reports, the incident happened on 4 May.
• 31 July
• *2023 Jaipur Express killings: constable Chetan Singh kills his superior and three civilians due to ill mental health.
• *2023 Haryana riots break out across Nuh district.

  August

• 2 August – Rajya Sabha passes the Forest Conservation Act Amendment Bill, which allows diversion of forest land for security and strategic purposes, amid an opposition walk-out over the ongoing violence in Manipur.
• 4 August – The controversial Delhi Ordinance Bill, which gives power to the central government on appointments and transfers of officials of National Capital, is passed in the Rajya Sabha.
• 4 August – An 18 year old NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Kota, Rajasthan leaving behind a suicide note.
• 7 August – Rahul Gandhi's membership in the Lok Sabha is reinstated following the Supreme Court of India accepting his plea & staying conviction.
• 10 August – Prime Minister, Narendra Modi wins a no confidence motion moved by the INDIA Alliance after a opposition walkout from the Lok Sabha in response to the Manipur violence.
• 14 August – Ashoka University accepts the resignation of assistant professor Sabyasachi Das, who authored a paper taking a critical stance against the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral victory in the 2019 Indian general election.
• 23 August – Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first space mission to land near the Lunar south pole.
• 28 August – 2 students die by suicide in Kota, Rajasthan.
• 29 August – Government of India reduces the price of domestic liquefied petroleum gas by 200 rupees.
• 31 August – The OCCRP releases a report alleging that Vinod Adani committed insider trading through offshore entities in the Adani Group and the Securities and Exchange Board of India committed perjury in investigation against the group.

  September

• 1 September – Clashes between Maharashtra Police and Maratha reservation agitators at Jalna, Maharashtra following indefinite hunger strike by Manoj Jarange-Patil.
• 2 September – India launches Aditya-L1, its first solar observation mission to observe the solar corona, photosphere, and chromosphere and to study solar winds and solar flares, and their effect on Earth and near-space weather.
• 9–10 September – In G20 summit held in New Delhi, a consensus is achieved in the form of Delhi Declaration. The summit also witnessed African Union getting a permanent membership in G20.
• *CNN reports that president Droupadi Murmu and prime minister Narendra Modi using the term of Bharat instead of India name in connection with a G20 gathering, leading to speculating on a possible name change for the country.
• 13 September – 2023 Anantnag encounter
• 19 September – Women's Reservation Bill, 2023, was introduced in Lok Sabha on during the special session of Parliament. This legislation seeks to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the directly elected Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women.
• *20 September – Lok Sabha passes the bill with 454 votes in favour and two against.
• *21 September – The Rajya Sabha passes the bill unanimously with 214 votes in favour and none against.
• *28 September 2023 – President Murmu signs the bill.
• 28 September – 2023 Manipur violence: More than 80 people are injured during riots during protests over the murder of two Meitei students in Manipur.