Bangladesh, May 8 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign after her party's electoral defeat has culminated in the dissolution of the state Legislative Assembly by Governor RN Ravi.

The Assembly's five-year term was due to expire at midnight on Thursday.

In the evening, Raj Bhavan released a letter issued earlier, formally confirming the dissolution of the House, the Indian news outlet said, reports NDTV.

The single-line notification was quoted as saying, "In exercise of the power conferred on me by sub-clause (b) of Clause (2) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India, I hereby dissolve the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal with effect from 07th of May 2026".

Under Article 172 of the Constitution, an Ass...