Kolkata/IBNS, May 7 -- Mamata Banerjee is no longer the Chief Minister of West Bengal after Governor R. N. Ravi officially dissolved the state Legislative Assembly following the completion of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government's term.

The dissolution came days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a sweeping victory in the Assembly elections, winning 207 seats and ending the 15-year rule of the All India Trinamool Congress led by Banerjee.

According to an official notification published in the Kolkata Gazette, the Assembly stood dissolved with effect from May 7, 2026.

The statement issued by Lok Bhavan said the Governor exercised powers granted under Article 174(2)(b) of the Constitution of India.

The order formally brou...