A political outcome like no other unfolds as a single business family spreads its influence across rival parties in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Behind the wins, a silent patriarch watches as elections reshape both politics and power equations.
Vijay’s rapid rise has terrified Tamil Nadu’s traditional power centres, with both DMK and AIADMK fearing their decades-old vote banks may never return if TVK successfully forms a government.
Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on Pochishe Boishakh as Suvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister since Independence.
TVK’s early confidence in forming the Tamil Nadu government faded as the numbers slipped below the majority mark amid delayed support letters and late-night political talks.
The Centre has cleared ₹2,700 crore for West Bengal under the Jal Jeevan Mission just ahead of the formation of the state’s first BJP government led by Suvendu Adhikari.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground where he joined a tribute ceremony marking Rabindranath Tagore’s 165th birth anniversary.
A major political transition is unfolding in West Bengal as the BJP prepares to form its government in the state for the first time. Senior leaders say the change reflects a shift in public mandate.
East Midnapore witnessed celebrations, public screenings, and religious rituals as preparations intensified ahead of the oath-taking ceremony in Kolkata. Locals in Contai and Nandigram gathered in large numbers.
Senior NDA leaders reached Kolkata to attend the swearing-in ceremony scheduled at Brigade Parade Ground amid tight political arrangements.
Supporters and sadhus gathered at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, expressing excitement over the political change in West Bengal.
