Evening News Report: Suvendu Adhikari to become West Bengal Chief Minister; TVK’s Vijay gets majority in Tamil Nadu and India more
- The Bharatiya Janata Party has chosen
Suwendu official As leader of the West Bengal Legislative Party, he will now become the party leader in the stateFirst Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party . - With support from VCK, CPI and CPI(M), Vijay’s TVK has secured a seat to form the Tamil Nadu government and will meet the Tamil Nadu governor for the CM post.
- a leaked
Congressional MLA preference list Speculations have intensified over the next chief minister of Kerala, with KC Venugopal, VD Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithala emerging as front-runners. - Sanjay Raut has written to US President Donald Trump to congratulate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his victory in Bengal, calling the remarks premature and questioning the fairness of the state election process.
- In a bizarre rebuttal to India’s Operation Sindoor briefing, Pakistan Army spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry questioned the headquarters in English, sparking furious reactions online.
Suvendu Adhikari to become new West Bengal Chief Minister; swearing-in ceremony tomorrow
The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed Suvendu Adhikari as the leader of the BJP legislative party in West Bengal. He will be sworn in as the state’s first BJP chief minister on Saturday. The announcement came after a key meeting of the BJP in Kolkata, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was present as the party’s central observer. Follow real-time updates
Vijay’s TVK secures majority; meeting with governor set for 6 p.m.
Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam secured majority in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after getting support from the VCK, CPI and CPI(M). The support paves the way for Vijay to form a government and secure the required 118 seats in the 234-member House of Representatives. He will now meet the Tamil Nadu Governor to prove the numbers. Follow real-time updates
Kerala CM faces: BJP drops leaked Congress list with ‘KC’ mark
The race for the Kerala chief minister intensified after the Bharatiya Janata Party-Kerala shared a leaked priority list of MPs that allegedly showed bias in favor of KC Venugopal. Uduma MLA K Neelakandan also raised objections to the leaked Congress preference list, claiming that despite informing AICC observers Mukul Wasnik and Ajay Maken, his choice for the chief minister’s post was not recorded. Read the full story
Sanjay Raut writes to PM Modi over Trump’s Bengal win; BJP hits back
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has criticized US President Donald Trump’s move to praise Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP’s victory in West Bengal polls, calling it premature and inappropriate. Raut questioned the fairness of the election and alleged institutional bias, while BJP spokesman Shehzad Poonawalla accused opposition leaders of tarnishing India’s global image. Read the full story
‘Why English?’ Pakistan’s strange reaction to Indian journalist on ‘Operation Sindoor’ goes viral
Pakistan Army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry drew criticism after he questioned why Indian military officials spoke to the media in English during the Operation Sindoor anniversary briefing. His remarks at a press conference in Pakistan to mark the 2025 India-Pakistan confrontation went viral, with many social media users deriding the focus on language over security concerns. Read the full story
