Authorities closed six metro stations and warned of traffic disruptions in Delhi on Monday, as opposition parties planned to march to the Supreme Court in protest against a controversial revision of voter lists that has sparked days of unrest in the Indian capital.

India’s youth “Cockroach” movement is set to hold fresh protests in the capital New Delhi, intensifying a campaign against a voter list revision.

Tens of thousands of protesters from opposition political parties and their supporters converged in New Delhi on Monday, bringing parts of the city to a standstill for a third consecutive day as they demanded the removal of India's top polling officer over alleged electoral roll fraud.

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - New Delhi braced for a second day of youth protests demanding the resignation of India's election chief on Sunday, ​as a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has ordered petitioners to fix 14 technical defects in the INDIA bloc's plea challenging the Election Commission's voter roll revision process, promising a future hearing once corrected.

The outcome is a stunning blow for Modi, who had predicted his party and its allies would capture more than two-thirds of all seats in this election. The opposition bloc spearheaded by the Indian National Congress performed far better than predicted with its appeal to voters who felt left out of India’s growth story.