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    Bengal polls: Mamata’s refusal to resign sparks a constitutional crisis

    Samir K Purkayastha
    5 May 2026 9:10 PM IST

    As per Article 164 of the Constitution, the chief minister and her council of ministers do not automatically get dismissed the moment results are declared. They technically continue until they resign...

    Mamata Banerjee
    Elections 2026
    Delivery workers in India highlight gaps in access to promised PF and pension benefits under the gig workers scheme.
    Business

    Despite legal recognition, social security remains elusive for millions of gig workers

    5 May 2026 8:21 PM IST
    Vijay, TVK
    Elections 2026

    Vijay's TVK falls short of 118; where do 10 seats come from?

    5 May 2026 8:18 PM IST
    Arvind Kejriwal
    Punjab

    BJP has killed democracy by manipulating elections, Punjab will halt its Vijay Rath: Kejriwal

    5 May 2026 7:41 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    BJP on CM Mamata refusing to resign: 'She is making herself a laughing stock'

    5 May 2026 7:37 PM IST
    TVK chief Vijay

    Vijay doesn't have to 'prove' his majority since Constitution never asked him to

    5 May 2026 7:20 PM IST
    Manoj Tiwary, Mamata Banerjee

    TMC denied me ticket after I refused to pay Rs 5 crore: Ex-cricketer Manoj Tiwary

    5 May 2026 7:18 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee addressing media

    What happens if Mamata does not resign? West Bengal drama hots up

    5 May 2026 7:11 PM IST
    Kerala assembly elections 2026

    Kerala polls: Between UDF-LDF’s usual vote exchange, a steady expansion of BJP base

    5 May 2026 7:10 PM IST
    Kalita Majhi

    From domestic help to MLA: Rise of Bengal's Kalita Majhi

    5 May 2026 6:27 PM IST
    Kerala Assembly elections, Pinarayi Vijayan, LDF

    Kerala election results: What led to LDF's rout and what next for the Left?

    5 May 2026 6:14 PM IST
    Selvaperunthagai, Girish Chodankar, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

    ‘If Rahul campaigned with Vijay, alliance could have won 180-190 seats'

    5 May 2026 5:55 PM IST
    Yogendra Yadav decodes 2026 assembly polls results

    Yogendra Yadav flags ‘curated’ elections in Bengal verdict | AI With Sanket

    5 May 2026 5:34 PM IST
    V Sivankutty

    Kerala Minister Sivankutty alleges UDF-BJP nexus behind his defeat in Nemom

    5 May 2026 4:51 PM IST
    Asaduddin Owaisi

    Owaisi urges respect for Bengal mandate, says ‘secular’ parties can’t stop BJP’s rise

    Agencies
    5 May 2026 4:31 PM IST

    AIMIM chief thanked those who voted for his party though all the 11 candidates lost, and said Muslims should ‘try to create independent political...

    Mamata Banerjee

    Full list of CMs, ministers who lost elections across TN, Bengal, Kerala

    5 May 2026 4:30 PM IST
    How Jitu Munda — Odisha man who carried dead sister’s skeletal remains to bank — became ‘a VIP’

    How Jitu Munda — Odisha man who carried dead sister’s skeletal remains to bank — became ‘a VIP’

    5 May 2026 4:26 PM IST
    TKS Elangovan

    TVK can’t form govt with Congress support alone: DMK’s TKS Elangovan

    5 May 2026 3:40 PM IST
    Chadha vs Mann

    AAP-BJP row: Chadha alleges vendetta politics; Mann seeks disqualification of 6 MPs from state

    5 May 2026 1:43 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    SC rebukes lawyers' body over Sabarimala PIL: 'Are you country's chief priest?'

    5 May 2026 1:34 PM IST
    Veteran Malayalam actor Santhosh K Nayar killed in road accident

    Veteran Malayalam actor Santhosh K Nayar killed in road accident

    5 May 2026 12:37 PM IST
    Iran Israel US Middle East explodes

    'Unacceptable': India condemns Iran's strike on Fujairah that injured 3 Indians

    5 May 2026 11:42 AM IST
    china fireworks blast

    21 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in China

    5 May 2026 10:11 AM IST
    Assam verdict rekindles debate on polarised and political shifts

    Assam verdict rekindles debate on polarised and political shifts

    5 May 2026 9:16 AM IST
    Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

    Punjab CM Mann heads to Rashtrapati Bhavan over AAP RS MPs’ defection to BJP

    5 May 2026 9:12 AM IST
    Donald Trump

    Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration’ if it attacks US escort vessels in Strait of Hormuz

    5 May 2026 8:20 AM IST
    Post-poll violence in West Bengal: TMC offices vandalised after BJP landslide

    Post-poll violence in West Bengal: TMC offices vandalised after BJP landslide

    5 May 2026 7:25 AM IST
    Vijay, TVK
    LIVE

    Live! Congress hints at supporting Vijay’s TVK

    5 May 2026 7:12 AM IST
    Austrian Chef Philipp Dyczek

    How Austrian Chef Philipp Dyczek brought the Michelin-starred taste of Graz to Delhi

    5 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Panelists discuss Bengal Assam poll outcomes

    Deciphering BJP’s landmark victories in Bengal, Assam | AI With Sanket

    4 May 2026 9:21 PM IST
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