Overview
- West Bengal’s first BJP cabinet approved a 45‑day handover of all pending land for India–Bangladesh border fencing on Monday, calling it a security priority.
- The new Bengal government moved to join the Ayushman Bharat health plan, raised the upper age limit for state jobs by five years, and said it will adopt the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita criminal code.
- In Tamil Nadu, DMK leader K.R. Periyakaruppan petitioned the Madras High Court for a recount in Tiruppathur and to halt TVK winner Srinivasa Sethupathi’s oath, alleging postal ballots were misrouted.
- Udhayanidhi Stalin took oath as Leader of the Opposition in the new Tamil Nadu Assembly as reports of AIADMK MLAs sitting in separate groups signaled internal strain.
- Kerala’s Congress-led victory has stalled over who becomes chief minister, with KC Venugopal and VD Satheesan leading rival camps and street protests exposing old faction lines.