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Mamata’s standoff meets constitutional wall
West Bengal’s political transition moved from defiance to formal closure after Governor R N Ravi dissolved the state Legislative Assembly with effect from May 7, ending Mamata Banerjee’s attempt to prolong her stay as chief minister after the Trinamool Congress suffered a decisive election defeat. The Raj Bhavan order,...
Vijay faces decisive Raj Bhavan test
TVK chief Vijay was called back to Raj Bhavan on Thursday as Tamil Nadu’s government formation entered a tense numbers phase, with Governor R V Arlekar seeking clarity on whether Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam had secured enough additional support to command a majority in the 234-member Assembly. The meeting followed...
Bulldozer attack fuels Bengal poll unrest
Kolkata’s central shopping district was gripped by fresh tension after a bulldozer was allegedly used to vandalise a Trinamool Congress-linked office and damage nearby shops in the Hogg Market-New Market area, deepening West Bengal’s post-election crisis after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s sweeping assembly victory. The late-night incident near Gate...
2026 Tamil Nadu election and government-formation developments
that I cannot verify as real from reliable, stable sources available to me. The search results surfaced material that appears inconsistent and potentially fabricated or AI-contaminated, including implausible or unverified claims about TVK seat totals, Vijay’s government formation, and a 2026 Assembly result. A safe, publication-ready report should not...
Cong to support Vijay in govt formation
Congress has moved to support Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, giving the actor-turned-politician a clearer path to government formation after his two-year-old party overturned decades of electoral dominance by the DMK and AIADMK. TVK emerged as the single-largest party in the 234-member Assembly with 108 seats, 10...
Bengal’s saffron surge ends Mamata era
BJP workers jeered Abhishek Banerjee at a Kolkata counting centre as West Bengal delivered one of its sharpest political verdicts, ending Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year rule and giving the Bharatiya Janata Party its first government in the state. The chant of “chor, chor” at Sakhawat Memorial Girls School, where votes...
