Of the four states that went to polls recently, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have new Chief Ministers, as the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) C Joseph Vijay respectively have taken oath. In Assam, BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party and is set to return as CM. In Kerala, however, the Congress is yet to finalise the CM candidate. How long can this uncertainty last? After a state’s elections are over, how soon does a new government have to be formed, and what happens if that timeline is breached? We explain. Formation of a new state Assembly The Congress has about another 10 days to decide the Kerala Chief Minister. This is because the tenure of the existing Assembly will expire on May 23.…