The Director General of Police in West Bengal has confirmed two deaths related to post-election violence since the election results were announced. Authorities have deployed five hundred companies of the Central Reserve Police Force across the state, with an additional two hundred companies kept in reserve to maintain law and order. According to the police, over two hundred First Information Reports have been filed, leading to the arrest of more than four hundred individuals, while over a thousand people have been detained under preventive sections. Political parties have traded allegations over the violence, with reports of workers being attacked in various areas, including Nanur, Beleghata, and New Town. In one instance, a political worker died after an altercation, which the police attributed to a heart attack based on the postmortem report. The police have urged citizens to maintain calm and avoid taking the law into their own hands.
TVK chief Vijay has officially staked a claim to form the state government, submitting letters of majority support to the Governor. Meanwhile, TVK has reportedly placed its potential alliance deal with the AIADMK on hold.
TVK chief Vijay met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Wednesday to stake claim to form a government.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to form its first government in West Bengal, with the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for the ninth of May at the Brigade Parade Ground.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to attend TVK chief Vijay's upcoming swearing-in ceremony. This move could result in the national party securing a cabinet position in the state government after several decades.
