Election results highlights: Amit Shah thanks voters in Tamil Nadu, Bengal; Rahul backs Mamata's ‘vote chori’ claims

PM Modi speech LIVE: PM Narendra Modi is accompanied by BJP president Nitin Nabin and former president JP Nadda. Union Minister Rajnath Singh is also present on stage.

The Prime Minister narendra Modi has arrived at the BJP headquarters in Delhi. Modi will address the nation soon.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Congress-led UDF is set to form government in Kerala as the grand old party has won 63 of 140 seats, according to the latest ECI data. UDF's Indian Union Muslim League has won 22 seats, while Kerala Congress has won 7 seats. As such the alliance is set to form the new Kerala government, marking exit for Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government after almost a decade.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: The BJP has so far secured victory on 58 Assembly seats in Bengal, according to the latest data released by the Election Commission of India. The saffron party is leading on 146 seats as it is poised to form government in Bengal and dethrone Mamata after 15 years from her bastion.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: PM Modi heaped praises on Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to return to power in the union territory. “Based on our track record of good governance and the work of the Government led by Shri N. Rangasamy, the people of Puducherry have blessed NDA with another term. These blessings will add momentum to our collective efforts to boost good governance,” Modi said in a post on X.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address on the occasion of the BJP's massive victory in Bengal and Assam where it is set to form the government for the third straight term.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Canning Purba, Ashim Sanpui has demanded a repoll in the constituency as he alleged irregularities in the counting process. “In Canning Purba, at least 70 EVM boxes did not tally, and around 50 machine numbers conflicted with our polling records. We raised this issue with the authority, but they dismissed our objections,” Sanpui said.

TMC's Paresh Ram Das is leading in the Canning Purba seat with a margin of 37,181 votes.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Home minister Amit Shah congratulated the BJP cadre in Assam for winning a straight third term. “The third landslide victory of the NDA in Assam is a testament to people's unwavering trust in BJP's double engine government under PM Modi Ji and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Ji which is turning Assam into a land of hope & development from the land of disturbances,” Shah wrote on X.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: The highlight of this season of Assembly elections has been anti-incumbency as incumbent parties have faced drubbing in Kerala, Bengal and Bengal. However, the BJP government led by Himanta Biswa Sarma pulled off a spectacular hattrick term for the saffron party in Assam.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the BJP in Bengal as it looks ahead to a spectacular win in Mamata's bastion. “Lotus has bloomed in Bengal,” Modi said in a post on X. “The people have given a spectacular mandate to BJP and I assure them that our Party will do everything possible to fulfil the dreams and aspirations of the people of West Bengal. We will provide a Government that ensures opportunity and dignity to all sections of society,” Modi posted on X.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people and BJP workers in Bengal and Assam as trends indicate big wins for the party in both states.

“BJP’s record win in West Bengal would not be possible without the efforts and struggles of countless Karyakartas over generations. I salute them all. For years, they have worked hard on the ground, overcome all sorts of adversities and spoken about our development agenda. They are the strength of our Party,” PM Modi said in a tweet.

“The BJP-NDA’s win in the Assam Vidhan Sabha elections illustrates the unwavering support for our Alliance’s emphasis on development and bringing a positive difference in people’s lives. I thank my sisters and brothers of Assam for the resounding mandate. I also assure them that we will keep working for the state’s transformation,” he said in a another post.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: BJP candidate Purnima Chakraborty defeated Trinamool's Shashi Panja by over 14,000 votes in Bengal's Shyampukur seat.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: A list of BJP candidates who won in Bengal so far, as per ECI data:

Dadhiram Ray

Ajay Ray

Bharat Kumar Chetri

Noman Rai

Haripada Barman

Budhrai Tudu

Joyel Murmu

Gouri Shankar Ghosh

Sukhen Kumar Bagdi

Santanu Dey

Sumitro Chatterjee

Pawan Kumar Singh

Kalyan Chakraborti

Purnima Chakraborty

Anupam Ghosh

Sumana Sarkar

Prasanta Digar

Amiya Kisku

Lakshmi Kanta Sau

Sankar Kumar Gucchait

Biswajit Mahto

Chandana Bauri

Kshudiram Tudu

Arun Halder

Saikat Panja

Manab Guha

Karfa Soumen

Gopal Chattopadhyay

Kalita Majhi

Partha Ghosh

Dr Bijan Mukherjee

Agnimitra Paul

Arijit Roy

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Reacting to the upward tick for the BJP in Bengal, AITC leader Abhishek Banerjee said: “Whatever verdict the people deliver must be accepted by everyone in a civilised society. However, the counting process has been unusually slow. Earlier, in 2021, nearly 90% of counting was completed within eight and a half hours; now, only 6–8 rounds have been completed in the same time frame. I urge everyone to remain patient. I also appeal to all Trinamool counting agents not to leave the counting centres under any circumstances.”

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has lost the Kolathur seat to TVK candidate VS Babu, who has collected his winning certificate at the Loyola College counting centre.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who was contesting the Bahrampur seat in Bengal after a gap of 25 years, is trailing behind the BJP candidate by over 23,000 votes.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: VS Babu, TVK candidate from Tamil Nadu's Kolathur seat, is set to defeat incumbent MLA and chief minister MK Stalin from there. He is currently leading by over 8,700 votes against Stalin in the last round of counting, ECI data showed.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi thanked the people of Kerala for their faith in the party as the UDF surged ahead in the state. “To all my brothers and sisters in Keralam, thank you for your faith and for your overwhelming support. The trust you have placed in us will be the UDF’s guiding force as we work hard towards building a better future for each one of you. I sincerely hope that our gratitude to you will be evident each day of the next five years as we strive to fulfill our commitments to you with honesty and humility,” Gandhi wrote on X.

As per ECI data, Congress has won 55 seats in Kerala so far and is leading on 8.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is getting tough fight from TMC's Pabitra Kar as the clash of Nandigram seat in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections heads towards a tight finish.

By the end of 15 rounds of counting, Suvendu had polled over 102106 votes. TMC’s Pabitra Kar trailed in second place with 100568 votes, while CPI’s Santi Gopal Giri is a distant third with 2691 votes. While Suvendu was leading comfortably throughout the day, the dynamics changed after 4 pm as Pabitra made great progress.

The difference between Suvendu, who still leads and kar, after 15 rounds, is just 1538 votes.

Nandigram remains a crucial political battleground, currently represented by two-time MLA Suvendu, who is also seen as one of the party’s key faces in West Bengal and a potential chief ministerial contender.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: According to ECI data, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is leading from her seat Bhabanipur by over 5,000 votes. Her main opponent here is BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, who also contested the Nandigram seat.

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: So far, 10 TVK candidates have won in Tamil Nadu. A list:

1. MR Pallavi
2. VK Ramkumar
3. Venkatramanan P
4. Sengottaiyan KA
5. M Vignesh
6. R Vijay Saravanan
7. Saravanan G
8. Murughan RS
9. Rediarpatti V Narayanan
10. Dr Sathish Christopher

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: The ECI is releasing winners' names and parties in Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Bengal and Assam. So far, 27 winners have been announced in Assam, 104 in Kerala, 20 in Puducherry, 17 in Tamil Nadu and 13 in Bengal.

Election results 2026 LIVE: TVK leader VS Babu is leading against MK Stalin in Tamil Nadu's Kolathur seat

Election results 2026 LIVE: According to an AajTak report, counting of votes has been paused in Mamata Banerjee's turf Bhabanipur after 13 rounds. ECI's site shows Banerjee leading in the seat by over 5,300 votes.

Election results 2026 LIVE: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee continues to lead from Bhabanipur by over 5,000 votes, against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.