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10 Newsorga stories grouped around “State politics”, published from 2026-05-08 through 2026-05-10. Most pieces are in Politics. Newest first below.
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Bengaluru police recovered two gelatin sticks near a compound wall on the Thathaguni-Kaggalipura stretch of National Highway 948 on Sunday, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Art of Living Foundation's 45th anniversary; a 40-year-old man with a history of threat calls during VIP visits is in custody.
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Joseph Vijay—still “Thalapathy” to millions of fans—spent his first hours as the state’s 17th chief minister pushing files on subsidised electricity, a new women-only security wing, and district-level narcotics teams, while repeating vows of debt transparency and zero tolerance for graft.
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A chronology-driven profile of Bengal’s BJP chief minister—from Medinipur municipal organisation and the Nandigram movement to ministership under Mamata Banerjee, defection to the BJP in 2020, and the twin wins of 2026 that put him in Writers’ Building.
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Joseph Vijay took office as chief minister at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on May 10, 2026, before a packed crowd—then framed his mandate as common-man accountability, a single chain of command, and early administrative moves on power bills and women’s safety.
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Reports that the Bengal Assembly has been dissolved under constitutional authority have shifted the political fight from campaign rhetoric to procedural legitimacy, government-formation sequencing, and judicially testable claims.
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TVK's position as the single largest force has not yet translated into a governing majority in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. The focus has shifted to support letters, coalition discipline, and the coming floor-test arithmetic.
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The election result settled who led the race, but not who can govern. The next government depends on alliance durability, support letters, and a floor test where numbers must hold in public.
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TVK emerged as the single largest party but fell short of the 118 majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. The battle has now shifted from counting seats to securing letters of support and proving numbers on the floor.
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The West Bengal Legislative Assembly has been dissolved by the Governor under Article 174(2)(b), triggering the next stage of government formation after a high-voltage election cycle and intense political contestation.
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West Bengal entered a high-voltage constitutional phase after the Governor dismissed the cabinet and moved toward transition after election results. Here is the legal basis, the political conflict, and the immediate next steps.
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