Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari will be the first BJP chief minister of West Bengal, marking a watershed moment in the state's political history after decades of resistance to saffron politics. Pics/PTI

President Droupadi Murmu last week appointed Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat to discharge the functions of the governor of Maharashtra, in addition to his own duties, after C P Radhakrishnan demitted office due to his election as the country's next Vice-President. (PICS/ SAMEER ABEDI)