Assembly Elections 2026 Results: BJP crosses 200+ mark in Bengal, Vijay shines in Tamil Nadu, Congress claims Kerala

May 4, 2026

Watch the Live coverage of the Assembly elections results here

 

Trends and Results by Election Commission as of 7 pm 

My daughter is the daughter of the entire nation: Ratna Debnath, mother of RG Kar Victim 

Mother of the victim of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case & BJP candidate Ratna Debnath from the Panihati seat, says, “My daughter is the daughter of the entire nation. The whole world was watching Panihati. My fight does not end here. As long as I am alive, I will continue my fight. The case is currently ongoing in court. My fight will continue ahead.”

#WATCH | North 24 Parganas | Mother of the victim of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case & BJP candidate Ratna Debnath from the Panihati seat, says, “My daughter is the daughter of the entire nation. The whole world was watching Panihati. My fight does not end here.… pic.twitter.com/Dnq22MWwvr

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

Trends and Results by Election Commission as of 6 pm 

 

BJP Chief Nitin Nabin at party headquarters in Delhi

BJP National President Nitin Nabin arrives at the party headquarters in Delhi The party sweeps the Assam polls and is currently leading on 203 seats in West Bengal, way past the majority mark.

#WATCH | BJP National President Nitin Nabin arrives at the party headquarters in Delhi

The party sweeps the Assam polls and is currently leading on 203 seats in West Bengal, way past the majority mark. pic.twitter.com/pFUzIu4H1h

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

 

#WATCH | Guwahati | Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma shows victory sign as the BJP-led NDA sweeps Assam polls pic.twitter.com/9oKO2YQGAW

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

Trends and Results by Election Commission as of 5 pm 

 

Mamata Banerjee on her way to the counting hall

TMC chairperson and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on her way to Sakhawat Memorial counting hall in Kolkata as counting of votes is underway BJP is currently leading on 193 seats, way past the majority mark

#WATCH | TMC chairperson and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on her way to Sakhawat Memorial counting hall in Kolkata as counting of votes is underway

BJP is currently leading on 193 seats, way past the majority mark. pic.twitter.com/yRxUmcBcOk

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

Trends and Results by Election Commission as of 3 pm 

 

BJP leaders relish rasgulla and poha

#WATCH | Delhi: At the party headquarters, BJP leaders relish rasgulla and poha as they celebrate the performance of BJP-NDA in the Assembly elections in 4 states and 1 UT. pic.twitter.com/6XKSGnsSFA

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

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Trends by Election Commission as of 2 pm 

 

Violence in Asanol 

#WATCH | Asansol, West Bengal: Chairs, vehicles were vandalised as a scuffle broke out near the counting centre at Asansol Engineering College

Security personnel are present at the scene. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/ZPmM6icY2A

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

Women workers of the BJP carry paper cones of ‘jhalmuri’ 

Kolkata: Women workers of the BJP carry paper cones of ‘jhalmuri’ and sing ‘jhal legeche’ as they celebrate party’s performance in the state elections. Of the 293 seats, the party is leading on 186 as of now.

#WATCH | West Bengal Elections 2026 | Kolkata: Women workers of the BJP carry paper cones of ‘jhalmuri’ and sing ‘jhal legeche’ as they celebrate party’s performance in the state elections.

Of the 293 seats, the party is leading on 186 as of now. pic.twitter.com/q6BYkhdqDm

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

Trends by Election Commission as of 1 pm 

 

BJP raise solgans of Jai Shree Ram 

#WATCH | West Bengal Elections 2026 | BJP workers raise slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’ outside the residence of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/mkJmm12dVm

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

No Victory Processions in Bengal Today: Bengal CEO

West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal says, “I have instructed the DM that no permission be granted for victory processions today. Permission will be granted starting tomorrow.

#WATCH | Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal says, “I have instructed the DM that no permission be granted for victory processions today. Permission will be granted starting tomorrow. Permissions will be issued at police stations; our effort is to… pic.twitter.com/Y8BSzVIGO6

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

 

Trends by Election Commission as of 12 pm 

Tamil Nadu Elections Results 2026, TVK emerges single largest party

#WATCH | Tamil Nadu Elections 2026 | TVK workers and supporters celebrate outside the TVK office in Chennai, as the party is all set to emerge as the single-largest party. It is currently leading on 105 of the total 234 seats in the state. pic.twitter.com/PxOsgxh7jR

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

 

 

After 2 rounds of counting, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari leads while Mamata Banerjee trails in Bhabanipur. 

 

 

Trends by Election Commission as of 11 am 

Congress UDF in Kerala 

#WATCH | Keralam Elections 2026 | Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal shares a hug with party leader Ramesh Chennithala, state party chief Sunny Jospeh and party MP Shashi Tharoor at the party office in Thiruvananthapuram.

Congress-led UDF has crossed the… pic.twitter.com/Zs1UxRFauu

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

 

 

Counting in accordance with ECI Guidelines 

#WATCH | West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Kolkata: Additional Chief Electoral Officer Arindam Niyogi says, “The counting is proceeding strictly in accordance with the ECI’s guidelines… The observers are all in position. Law and order are also under control. Furthermore,… pic.twitter.com/2wsFngrzyj

— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2026

In Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading in 87 constituencies as it crosses the halfway mark in early Election Commission trends, securing a strong early advantage in the Assembly election counting.

As per the Election Commission, the BJP is ahead in 71 seats, while the Congress is trailing with 21 seats. The Bodoland People’s Front (BPF)an ally of the BJP is leading in 9 seats, followed by another BJP ally, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) with 7 seats. The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) an ally of the Congress is ahead in 1 seats, while the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) are leading in 1 seat each.

What did Minister Sarbananda Sonowal say?

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, “The result will be as we had expected. The NDA government will be formed again under the leadership of the BJP. We said this with confidence that we are close to 100 (seats) with our allies.

Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi said that the party has multiple observers across the state, who will be in touch with the AICC team, which will pass on any complaints to the Election Commission of India (ECI).”We are hoping for a positive result in Assam. We will see the feedback the people have given us till the end in the number of votes, we will keep an eye on every round,” Gogoi told reporters here.

“We have sent various observers across the state, so that we can see if there is any weakness from the administration, then we will share that information quickly,” he added.

The party has sent various observers at the multiple counting centres, keeping a network of party workers to keep an eye on any attempt at malpractice.

“Now only the first round has happened, we have taken information from our party workers about the EVMs, whether there was any problem with transportation. We have monitoring centres in each zilla, district, with our people there. Our party has prepared everything,” he said.

TAMIL NADU

Tamil Nadu is witnessing a rare three-way fight, with AIADMK-led alliance leading in twenty-three seats, debutant Vijay’s TVK gaining momentum on fifteen seats, while DMK-led alliance have gained lead on 13 seats, as per the Election Commission of India. Data shown by news networks however, point to massive gains for Vijay’s TVK with leads in 90 seats as compared to 53 for the DMK alliance and 63 for the AIADMK alliance

In Kerala, UDF has gained a significant advantage over LDF, leading in 52 seats with the alliance leader gaining leader Congress gaining leads on 49 seats. The LDF has taken the lead on 21 seats with CPI (M) leading on 41 seats. News networks however show UDF breaching the halfway mark with 85 early leads.

In Bengal, a close fight continues with the BJP taking the lead on 16 seats, while the TMC alliance has gained the lead in over 2 seats. News channel data shows BJP in 130 leads with the TMC leading 110 seats.

NDA has taken a comfortable early lead in Assam, leading in 40 seats with BJP leading in 32 seats and AGP in 3 seats. The Congress-led alliance has gained a lead in 12 seats as per ECI. News Channel data shows Himanta Biswa Sarma poised for a return as CM with BJP leading in 85 seats.

Counting is underway across 823 constituencies in key regions including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Keralam, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

The process begins with postal ballots, followed by counting of Electronic Voting Machines from 8:30 am, with round-wise results being updated in real time on the ECINET platform and the Election Commission’s official portal.

Security Beefed up

Security has been tightened across all counting centres ahead of the process.

As the counting began, patrolling was being carried out with armoured vehicles in West Bengal’s Malda. Meanwhile, several strong rooms swiftly opened across Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, before the beginning of counting procedure.

A verbal spat broke out between polling agents of both parties, in which TMC alleged of not allowed to take files and pen inside the counting centre; however, the same was allowed to BJP polling agents.