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Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as West Bengal's first BJP chief minister on Saturday, five days after the party ended 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule.

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Local elections held across England on May 7, 2026 produced early and then widening signs of voter movement away from the two largest Westminster parties, with Reform UK winning hundreds of council seats and taking control in some authorities.

The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday that a voter-approved redistricting plan violated state constitutional procedures. The 4-3 decision nullifies the April referendum and keeps the state's existing congressional maps in place. Democrats had sought the change to gain a stronger edge ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Two AICC observers submitted a report on the preferences of 63 Congress MLAs for the Kerala chief minister post to party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday. Leaders including VD Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithala arrived in Delhi for consultations as the party seeks a consensus.

Tennessee Republicans voted Thursday to pass new congressional maps expected to eliminate the state's only Democratic U.S. House seat. Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the measure into law shortly afterward. The move followed a Supreme Court decision striking down certain majority-black districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.

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Governor RN Ravi dissolved the assembly on May 7 after Mamata Banerjee refused to resign. The new BJP government will take oath on May 9.