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After an election who forms the government? Watch to understand how a Governor decides who to appoint as Chief Minister. #TamilNadu youtube.com/watch?v=fCjsuT…

The government formation process has initiated in states where elections were held recently. There are states which have a single party or a pre-poll alliance wining a simple majority. In Tamil Nadu,TVK is in talks with other parties to gather support.

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The court, legislature and the government were able to avoid this particular crisis. But three decades later, the anti-defection law continues to bring disrepute to the office of presiding officers and to place them in conflict with the courts. 9/

PRS discusses the anti-defection law, the Speaker's role in past cases, resulting conflicts with the judiciary, and more in this column for @IndianExpress: indianexpress.com/article/opinio… 1/

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There was no Governor's Address in 2024. Sessions in the 17th Assembly were adjourned, but not prorogued, resulting in a single session effectively continuing from 2023 to 2026. 6/7

PRS has produced a Vital Stats on the functioning of the 17th West Bengal Assembly. It highlights the Assembly's sitting days, average duration of sittings, Bills introduced and passed, Budgets, and more. Here's the link: prsindia.org/legislatures/s… These are some highlights. 1/7