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

Election results highlights: The BJP has so far won 286 seats across West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, while the Congress has won 89 seats, DMK at 63, TMC at 69 and Vijay's TVK at 107.

Key Events
  • 7:42 AM IST, May 5Election results | Key highlights
  • 5:48 AM IST, May 5Reviewing reasons behind CM Stalin's defeat in Kolathur, says DMK leader
  • 5:33 AM IST, May 5‘Spectacular electoral debut’: Congress' Karti Chidambaram congratulates TVK chief Vijay
  • 5:08 AM IST, May 4‘Historic win’: Anurag Thakur hails BJP's victory
  • 4:05 AM IST, May 4‘Nothing against him,’ says BJP's Hitendra Nath Goswami after defeating Gaurav Gogoi in Jorhat
  • 3:03 AM IST, May 4'Historic hat-trick': Shah congratulates people of Assam
  • 2:10 AM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari calls result ‘people’s win’, vows end to appeasement politics
  • 12:18 AM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari collects certificate after electoral win
  • 11:54 PM IST, May 4'BJP-NDA mandate a tsunami of faith in PM Modi's guarantees', says BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj
  • 11:38 PM IST, May 4'Shock outcomes' in key states due to 'electoral subversion', says CPI(ML) Liberation
  • 11:24 PM IST, May 4Party wise wins in Tamil Nadu
  • 11:04 PM IST, May 4BJP appoints Mansukh Mandaviya as Puducherry observers
  • 11:00 PM IST, May 4Party-wise seat share so far
  • 10:51 PM IST, May 4Mamata to address press conference tomorrow
  • 10:50 PM IST, May 4TVK bags 104 seats, still short of magic number
  • 10:48 PM IST, May 4BJP wins 199 seats in Bengal
  • 10:46 PM IST, May 4Ratna Debnath, BJP's Panihati winner, dedicates victory to PM Modi
  • 10:14 PM IST, May 4Rahul ‘agrees’ with Mamata on ‘seats stolen’ claim
  • 10:05 PM IST, May 4Vijay wins Perambur and Trichy (East) in stellar debut show
  • 10:02 PM IST, May 4Ratna Debnath, mother of RG Kar rape victim, wins
  • 9:59 PM IST, May 4Suvendu's double win
  • 9:55 PM IST, May 4Latest party-wise wins
  • 9:50 PM IST, May 4Suvendu distributes sweets after dethroning Mamata | WATCH
  • 9:31 PM IST, May 4Mamata loses Bhabanipur to BJP's Suvendu by a margin over over 15,000 votes
  • 9:19 PM IST, May 4State-wise list of leading parties
  • 9:16 PM IST, May 4Suvendu leads against Mamata by a margin of 10,000+ votes
  • 9:14 PM IST, May 4Son of Vijay's driver wins from Virugambakkam constituency
  • 9:04 PM IST, May 4Suvendu Adhikari widens lead margin by 6,226 votes against Mamata
  • 9:00 PM IST, May 4Which party won how many seats
  • 8:51 PM IST, May 4‘Poriborton hoye geche’, PM Modi's three-word message after ending TMC era in Bengal
  • 8:33 PM IST, May 4How have parties fared in the elections so far
  • 7:57 PM IST, May 4PM Modi slams Congress in BJP workers address
  • 7:53 PM IST, May 4PM Modi says Pudecherry trusted BJP's vision
  • 7:49 PM IST, May 4Modi says ‘let’s put an end to cycle of violence'
  • 7:46 PM IST, May 4Modi says 'Maa Ganga' called him
  • 7:43 PM IST, May 4States along Ganga river now ruled by BJP, says PM
  • 7:38 PM IST, May 4‘Fear-free chapter’ of Bengal begins today, says PM
  • 7:36 PM IST, May 4‘Election results highly encouraging,' says PM Modi in Delhi
  • 7:34 PM IST, May 4PM Modi says 'prosperity of every family' is priority
  • 7:30 PM IST, May 4PM Modi praises party president Nitin Nabin
  • 7:29 PM IST, May 4‘Lotus bloomed everywhere,’ says Modi in address
  • 7:25 PM IST, May 4PM Modi calls poll victories ‘a win for democracy’
  • 7:23 PM IST, May 4Modi says ‘party workers contribution invaluable’
  • 7:20 PM IST, May 4PM Modi thanks people of West Bengal, Puducherry and Assam
  • 7:17 PM IST, May 4PM addressed party workers
  • 7:15 PM IST, May 4Nitin Nabin calls poll wins 'historic
  • 7:13 PM IST, May 4Narendra Modi to address BJP workers shortly
  • 7:07 PM IST, May 4Nitin Nabin addresses party workers first
  • 7:03 PM IST, May 4PM Modi and BJP president Nabin present on stage
  • 7:00 PM IST, May 4PM Modi arrives at BJP HQ in delhi, to begin address soon
  • 6:57 PM IST, May 4Congress-led UDF set to form new government in Kerala
  • 6:52 PM IST, May 4BJP secures victory in 58 Bengal seats
  • 6:49 PM IST, May 4PM Modi's big praise for Puducherry CM N Rangasamy as NDA retains UT
  • 6:40 PM IST, May 4PM Modi's address shortly
  • 6:35 PM IST, May 4BJP candidate from Canning Purba in Bengal demands repoll
  • 6:24 PM IST, May 4Amit Shah congratulates Assam BJP for third straight win
  • 6:20 PM IST, May 4Anti-incumbency ruled the roost this elections season
  • 6:18 PM IST, May 4Will do everything possible to fulfil dreams and aspirations, says PM Modi on Bengal results
  • 6:11 PM IST, May 4PM Modi lauds big strides for BJP in Bengal and Assam
  • 6:09 PM IST, May 4BJP candidate defeats Trinamool's Shashi Panja in Bengal's Shyampukur
  • 6:05 PM IST, May 4List of BJP winners in Bengal so far
  • 5:59 PM IST, May 4Trinamool claims counting process unusually slow
  • 5:47 PM IST, May 4MK Stalin loses Kolathur to TVK candidate VS Babu
  • 5:40 PM IST, May 4Congress's Adhir Ranjan trails from Bahrampur
  • 5:35 PM IST, May 4TVK candidate from Kolathur arrives at counting centre, Stalin set to lose
  • 5:30 PM IST, May 4Priyanka Gandhi thanks people of Kerala as UDF races towards win
  • 5:21 PM IST, May 4Will Suvendu Adhikari hold on to his slim lead over Pabitra Kar in Nandigram?
  • 5:08 PM IST, May 4Who is leading in Mamata Banerjee's seat in Bengal?
  • 5:03 PM IST, May 4Check list of Vijay TVK winners in Tamil Nadu so far
  • 4:59 PM IST, May 4Election Commission starts releasing winners' names; check state-wise updates
  • 4:57 PM IST, May 4TVK's VS Babu leads against Stalin in Kolathur
  • 4:48 PM IST, May 4Counting halted in Bengal's Bhabanipur after 13 rounds, says report
  • 4:40 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee continues to lead from Bhabanipur
  • 4:28 PM IST, May 4How well is UDF faring in Kerala?
  • 4:19 PM IST, May 4One Congress win for Tamil Nadu so far
  • 4:13 PM IST, May 4Who is leading or trailing in key Bengal seats?
  • 4:04 PM IST, May 4Vijay's TVK wins Thanjavur and Anna Nagar seats in Tamil Nadu
  • 4:01 PM IST, May 4Who won the Nandigram seat in Bengal?
  • 3:52 PM IST, May 4BJP workers enjoy fish and rice curry in Bengal
  • 3:48 PM IST, May 4What's happening in Stalin's constituency?
  • 3:43 PM IST, May 43 BJP wins in Bengal so far
  • 3:42 PM IST, May 4RG Kar victim's mother leads in Panihati
  • 3:25 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee leads in Bhabanipur seat
  • 3:21 PM IST, May 4Vijay leads in both Perambur and Tiruchirappalli (East) as TVK makes big gains
  • 3:17 PM IST, May 4Results out in 2 Bengal seats, TMC and BJP win one each
  • 3:15 PM IST, May 4Who will new Tamil Nadu CM?
  • 3:06 PM IST, May 4Stalin trails in Tamil Nadu's Kolathur, who will win?
  • 2:58 PM IST, May 4BJP's Suvendu Adhikari leads in Nandigram seat
  • 2:55 PM IST, May 4Who won the election in West Bengal?
  • 2:52 PM IST, May 4First winner declared in Tamil Nadu
  • 2:42 PM IST, May 415 wins in Puducherry so far, check list
  • 2:33 PM IST, May 4BJP wins Chathannoor seat in Kerala
  • 2:25 PM IST, May 4Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi loses from Assam's Jorhat
  • 2:20 PM IST, May 47 Congress wins in Kerala so far
  • 2:11 PM IST, May 4Vijay's TVK party leads on 122 seats, AIADMK on 51, DMK on over 40, check data
  • 2:08 PM IST, May 4Vijay's mother hails TVK's massive lead in Tamil Nadu, here's what she said
  • 2:03 PM IST, May 4BJP crosses 200-mark in Bengal trends
  • 1:43 PM IST, May 4Mamata leads by 15,494 votes in Bhabanipur
  • 1:39 PM IST, May 4Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi trailing in Jorhat
  • 1:35 PM IST, May 4Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury trails in Baharampur
  • 1:33 PM IST, May 4Former BJP MP Dilip Ghosh leads in Kharagpur Sadar
  • 1:31 PM IST, May 4‘End to the misrule of the looters’, says Congress as LDF trails in Kerala
  • 1:28 PM IST, May 4BJP ahead on 79 seats, Congress on 23 in Assam. Check latest data
  • 1:22 PM IST, May 4Minister shares PM Modi's ‘jhalmuri’ clip again as BJP leads in Bengal trends
  • 1:16 PM IST, May 4AITC four-time MLA Sujit Bose trails in Bidhannagar
  • 1:13 PM IST, May 4Udhyanidhi Stalin leads in Chepauk- Thiruvellikeni after briefly trailing
  • 1:08 PM IST, May 4Actor Trisha arrives at Vijay's residence as TVK leads in Tamil Nadu
  • 1:06 PM IST, May 4‘You will win after sunset,’ Mamata Banerjee assures Trinamool members
  • 1:01 PM IST, May 4Scuffle breaks out outside counting outside in Bengal's Asansol
  • 12:57 PM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee warns against fake news as BJP nears 200-mark in trends
  • 12:53 PM IST, May 4UDF-backed Independent candidates lead in Kerala
  • 12:51 PM IST, May 4Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claims counting stopped at 100 places
  • 12:48 PM IST, May 4BJP workers at Mamata Banerjee's home, raise ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans
  • 12:42 PM IST, May 4BJP leads in Chathannoor and Nemom seats in Kerala
  • 12:38 PM IST, May 4Vijay's family members blow whistles to celebrate TVK's big lead in Tamil Nadu
  • 12:33 PM IST, May 4‘Ram Rajya’ arrived in Bengal, says Sukanta Majumdar
  • 12:26 PM IST, May 4BJP near 200-mark in Bengal, check latest trends
  • 12:15 PM IST, May 4Celebrations erupt outside BJP office in Kolkata as ECI trends show party leading in Bengal
  • 12:08 PM IST, May 4What is the latest tally in Kerala as Congress claims win
  • 12:07 PM IST, May 4Congress claims victory in Kerala, thanks voters
  • 12:04 PM IST, May 4When will election results be announced for Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala?
  • 11:56 AM IST, May 4Celebrations underway at Congress headquarters in Kerala as trends favour party
  • 11:50 AM IST, May 4DMK worker says Vijay will be next Tamil Nadu chief minister
  • 11:47 AM IST, May 4BJP+ maintain lead in Puducherry
  • 11:45 AM IST, May 4What's the latest tally in Bengal? Check BJP, TMC, Congress numbers
  • 11:40 AM IST, May 4‘More than 180 seats’, says Suvendu Adhikari in prediction for BJP
  • 11:32 AM IST, May 4Counting in Assam's Titabor going very slowly, says Gaurav Gogoi
  • 11:23 AM IST, May 4A look at the latest tally in Assam
  • 11:17 AM IST, May 4TVK candidate edges ahead of Udhayanidhi Stalin in Tamil Nadu
  • 11:06 AM IST, May 4What's happening in Bengal? A look at latest data
  • 11:04 AM IST, May 4MK Stalin trails in Kolathur constituency in Chennai
  • 11:03 AM IST, May 4Some key seats TVK is leading on
  • 10:55 AM IST, May 4Vijay's TVK crosses majority mark of 118 in Tamil Nadu
  • 10:48 AM IST, May 4What is TVK party's tally in Tamil Nadu?
  • 10:44 AM IST, May 4Security increased outside TVK Vijay's residence in Chennai as his party leads in Tamil Nadu
  • 10:40 AM IST, May 4Kerala candidate VD Satheesan leads from Paravur assembly seat
  • 10:37 AM IST, May 4Tents taken down at DMK headquarters in Tamil Nadu as TVK edges ahead
  • 10:34 AM IST, May 4Congress candidate leads from Dispur assembly seat in Assam
  • 10:28 AM IST, May 4KC Venugopal's cutouts seen outside Congress office in Kerala has party leads
  • 10:21 AM IST, May 4‘His fans would have voted for him’, says DMK leader on TVK Vijay's lead in Tamil Nadu
  • 10:15 AM IST, May 4Pinarayi Vijayan trails in Dharmadam in Kerala
  • 10:10 AM IST, May 4Big BJP lead in Bengal. Check latest figures
  • 10:04 AM IST, May 4Congress-led UDF crosses majority mark in Kerala in trends
  • 9:54 AM IST, May 4Vijay's TVK closes in on Stalin's DMK in early trends, leads on 57 seats
  • 9:50 AM IST, May 4Actor Vir Das's clarification on surname amid Bengal elections
  • 9:41 AM IST, May 4What is the ECI's official tally showing at 9:42 am?
  • 9:34 AM IST, May 4Shashi Tharoor speaks of ‘revival of Kerala’ amid vote-counting
  • 9:27 AM IST, May 4Total 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, what is the majority mark?
  • 9:14 AM IST, May 4What is the status in West Bengal? Check data
  • 9:11 AM IST, May 4EVM vote-counting begins in Tamil Nadu
  • 9:05 AM IST, May 4Stalin's DMK ahead on 48 seats, Vijay's TVK on 12 seats in Tamil Nadu
  • 8:56 AM IST, May 4Himanta Sarma leads in Jalukbari, BJP ahead in very early leads in Assam
  • 8:48 AM IST, May 4BJP ahead on 14 seats, TMC close behind with leads on 8 seats
  • 8:40 AM IST, May 4BJP's Suvendu Adhikari ahead in Mamata Banerjee's seat Bhabanipur, show very early trends
  • 8:39 AM IST, May 4BJP leads in 6 seats in Assam, very early trends show
  • 8:35 AM IST, May 4What's latest in Tamil Nadu? Check very early trends
  • 8:29 AM IST, May 4Check early leads for Tamil Nadu
  • 8:25 AM IST, May 4CPI(M) ahead on 12 seats, Congress on 7 in very early leads in Kerala
  • 8:20 AM IST, May 4BJP ahead in very early leads in Bengal in two seats, check names
  • 8:17 AM IST, May 4Congress ahead in Alappuzha and Malanur in Kerala in very early leads
  • 8:14 AM IST, May 4CPI(M) candidates ahead in very early leads in Kerala's Ambalapuzha, Kochi
  • 8:05 AM IST, May 4Counting of votes begins in Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  • 8:02 AM IST, May 4Counting agents, supervisors are ready, says Bengal Chief Electoral Officer
  • 7:49 AM IST, May 43-tier security at counting centre in Salem, armed police units deployed
  • 7:40 AM IST, May 4When does election counting start?
  • 7:37 AM IST, May 4Results for Bengal, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam, Tamil Nadu out on May 4
  • 7:26 AM IST, May 4Who will be chief minister if Congress-led LDF wins? Tharoor dodges key question
  • 7:12 AM IST, May 4BJP, Trinamool workers argue outside counting centre in Bhabanipur
  • 7:08 AM IST, May 4Heavy security deployed outside counting centre in Mamata's seat Bhabanipur
  • 7:02 AM IST, May 4Will Vijay's TVK win Tamil Nadu? A look at exit polls
  • 6:52 AM IST, May 4Mamata Banerjee, Adhir Ranjan, Suvendu Adhikari, ISF's Nawsad Siddique among key candidates in Bengal
  • 6:37 AM IST, May 4A look at the voting percentage in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
  • 6:24 AM IST, May 4Check date and time for election results
  • 6:17 AM IST, May 4What is the 'alternating power' trend and how exit polls threaten its return
  • 5:16 AM IST, May 3A look at exit poll projections for Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Election results LIVE:  A supporter dismantles an election billboard bearing a portrait of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee after the party failed to secure a majority in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, in Kolkata, India, Monday, May 4, 2026.
Election results LIVE: A supporter dismantles an election billboard bearing a portrait of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee after the party failed to secure a majority in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, in Kolkata, India, Monday, May 4, 2026.

ECI election results 2026 highlights: Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has lost from her bastion Bhabanipur against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of over 15,000 seats. Track Bhabanipur result updates here The BJP is leading in West Bengal, NDA looks set for a return in Assam and the anti-incumbency wave in Kerala is favouring Congress-led UDF, according to poll trends. The counting of votes is also underway in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, where Vijay's TVK has left a big mark.

The BJP has so far won 286 seats across West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, while the Congress has won 89 seats, DMK at 63, TMC at 69 and Vijay's TVK at 107, as per the latest data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The BJP is making big inroads in Bengal with a massive lead on many seats as per trends, and is also giving a good fight in Assam and Puducherry. In Kerala, the Congress-led UDF is performing well so far, crossing the halfway mark according to ECI trends. Meanwhile, superstar Vijay's TVK has made a strong debut in Tamil Nadu, crossing the halfway mark of 118 and dealing a huge blow to MK Stalin's DMK.

Here are some key updates:

Winners so far: The ECI has so far declared winners on some seats in Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Assam, with official announcements still awaited in Bengal. However, the BJP is near the halfway mark of 200 in Bengal according to trends and the TMC is trailing.

Mamata Banerjee's big claims: As trends hinted at a BJP sweep for Bengal, Mamata Banerjee issued an urgent message for TMC workers, asking them to wait till sunset to see the trends change. She alleged that her party had a lead on 100 seats but the ECI was holding on to that data.

No result for one Bengal seat: With a surprise ECI announcement on Saturday, all 285 polling stations in Bengal's Falta assembly seat will undergo repolling on May 21, and therefore won't be part of today's results announcement.

Track updates here on Bengal election results LIVE

How many Assembly seats everywhere? West Bengal has 294 assembly seats, Tamil Nadu has 243, Kerala has a 140-member assembly, Assam has 126 seats and Puducherry has 30. While Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry voted in a single phase, Bengal saw two-phased polling. In the 294-member Legislative Assembly of Bengal, the magic number to secure a victory is 148. The majority mark is 118 in Tamil Nadu, 71 in Kerala, 64 in Assam and 16 in Puducherry.

Track updates here on ECI Assam election results LIVE

Where did the chief ministers contest from? In Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma contested the Jalukbari seat. Meanwhile, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee fought from the Bhabanipur seat against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan contested from the Dharmadam seat. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin contested the polls from his bastion Kolathur, and Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy contested from the Thattanchavady seat.

Track updates on Tamil Nadu election results LIVE

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The BJP has so far won 286 seats across West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, while the Congress has won 89 seats, DMK at 63, TMC at 69 and Vijay's TVK at 107, as per the latest data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The BJP is making big inroads in Bengal with a massive lead on many seats as per trends, and is also giving a good fight in Assam and Puducherry. In Kerala, the Congress-led UDF is performing well so far, crossing the halfway mark according to ECI trends. Meanwhile, superstar Vijay's TVK has made a strong debut in Tamil Nadu, crossing the halfway mark of 118 and dealing a huge blow to MK Stalin's DMK.

Here are some key updates:

Winners so far: The ECI has so far declared winners on some seats in Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Assam, with official announcements still awaited in Bengal. However, the BJP is near the halfway mark of 200 in Bengal according to trends and the TMC is trailing.

Mamata Banerjee's big claims: As trends hinted at a BJP sweep for Bengal, Mamata Banerjee issued an urgent message for TMC workers, asking them to wait till sunset to see the trends change. She alleged that her party had a lead on 100 seats but the ECI was holding on to that data.

No result for one Bengal seat: With a surprise ECI announcement on Saturday, all 285 polling stations in Bengal's Falta assembly seat will undergo repolling on May 21, and therefore won't be part of today's results announcement.

Track updates here on Bengal election results LIVE

How many Assembly seats everywhere? West Bengal has 294 assembly seats, Tamil Nadu has 243, Kerala has a 140-member assembly, Assam has 126 seats and Puducherry has 30. While Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry voted in a single phase, Bengal saw two-phased polling. In the 294-member Legislative Assembly of Bengal, the magic number to secure a victory is 148. The majority mark is 118 in Tamil Nadu, 71 in Kerala, 64 in Assam and 16 in Puducherry.

Track updates here on ECI Assam election results LIVE

Where did the chief ministers contest from? In Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma contested the Jalukbari seat. Meanwhile, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee fought from the Bhabanipur seat against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, and Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan contested from the Dharmadam seat. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin contested the polls from his bastion Kolathur, and Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy contested from the Thattanchavady seat.

Track updates on Tamil Nadu election results LIVE

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May 4, 2026, 13:43:24 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Mamata leads by 15,494 votes in Bhabanipur

ECI election results LIVE: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee maintained a strong lead against BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari by 15,494 votes in the high-profile Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata. As per the latest trends, Banerjee got 35,522 votes against Adhikari's 20,028 after eight rounds of counting.

May 4, 2026, 13:39:27 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi trailing in Jorhat

ECI election results LIVE: Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi is trailing against his nearest rival Hitendranath Goswami of the BJP by 19,619 votes in Jorhat seat in Assam. The Lok Sabha MP from Jorhat polled 39,494 votes, while his opponent and sitting MLA Goswami secured 59,113 votes after 12 rounds of counting.

May 4, 2026, 13:35:31 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury trails in Baharampur

ECI election results LIVE: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is trailing against BJP's Subrata Maitra by 5,266 votes in the Baharampur Assembly seat in Murshidabad. The trends were based on numbers after five rounds of counting. While Maitra, the sitting MLA from the seat, bagged 31,365 votes, Chowdhury got 26,099 votes.

May 4, 2026, 13:33:44 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Former BJP MP Dilip Ghosh leads in Kharagpur Sadar

ECI election results LIVE: Former BJP MP Dilip Ghosh was leading in Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. The BJP leader was leading by 9,075 votes against his nearest rival Pradip Sarkar of the TMC, according to Election Commission trends. Ghosh, a former BJP state president, polled 16,694 votes, while Sarkar bagged 7,619 votes.

May 4, 2026, 13:31:01 IST

ECI election results LIVE: ‘End to the misrule of the looters’, says Congress as LDF trails in Kerala

ECI election results LIVE: Congress in Kerala claimed victory in elections as trends showed the UDF alliance crossing the majority mark in the state, and the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF trailing.

“Kerala UDF rocks, guys! End to the misrule of the looters. Kerala will win, UDF will lead,” the party's Kerala unit said in a post on X.

May 4, 2026, 13:28:55 IST

ECI election results LIVE: BJP ahead on 79 seats, Congress on 23 in Assam. Check latest data

ECI election results LIVE: The BJP is currently leading on 79 of the 126 seats in Assam and Congress on 23, according to PValue data.

May 4, 2026, 13:22:23 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Minister shares PM Modi's ‘jhalmuri’ clip again as BJP leads in Bengal trends

ECI election results LIVE: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday shared a clip of PM Modi having ‘jhalmuri’ in Bengal as he celebrated the massive lead the BJP has in the state as per ECI trends.

May 4, 2026, 13:16:30 IST

ECI election results LIVE: AITC four-time MLA Sujit Bose trails in Bidhannagar

ECI election results LIVE: Four-time Trinamool MLA Sujit Bose is trailing in the Bidhannagar seat of Bengal by over 10,000 votes. BJP's Sharadwat Mukherjee is leading in the seat.

May 4, 2026, 13:13:57 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Udhyanidhi Stalin leads in Chepauk- Thiruvellikeni after briefly trailing

ECI election results LIVE: DMK's Udhyanidhi Stalin is leading in Tamil Nadu's Chepauk- Thiruvellikeni seat after briefly trailing in the seat.

May 4, 2026, 13:08:11 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Actor Trisha arrives at Vijay's residence as TVK leads in Tamil Nadu

ECI election results LIVE: Actor Trisha Krishnan arrived at the residence of actor-politician Vijay as the TVK made big strides in Tamil Nadu.

May 4, 2026, 13:06:10 IST

ECI election results LIVE: ‘You will win after sunset,’ Mamata Banerjee assures Trinamool members

ECI election results LIVE: Mamata Banerjee assured TMC workers to not be afraid as trends indicated a big lead for the BJP in Bengal. “I tell party workers that there is no need to feel disheartened; you will win after sunset. The counting of 2-4 rounds has taken place, the counting goes up to 14-18 rounds, and we will win. There is no need for anyone to be afraid,” Banerjee said.

May 4, 2026, 13:01:15 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Scuffle breaks out outside counting outside in Bengal's Asansol

ECI election results LIVE: A scuffle broke out near the counting centre at Asansol Engineering College as data indicated a BJP sweep with the party leading on over 180 seats in trends.

May 4, 2026, 12:57:03 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Mamata Banerjee warns against fake news as BJP nears 200-mark in trends

ECI election results LIVE: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee warned voters against “fake news” as trends indicated a massive lead for the BJP in Bengal with the party nearing the 200-mark in trends.

“There are around 100 seats in which the TMC is ahead but it is not being revealed,” Banerjee alleged.

May 4, 2026, 12:53:28 IST

ECI election results LIVE: UDF-backed Independent candidates lead in Kerala

ECI election results LIVE: Not just the Congress-led UDF candidates but also the Independents led by the alliance are leading in Kerala seats - Payyannur and Taliparambu, the two seats in Kannur district that CPI(M) has never lost since 1977.

May 4, 2026, 12:51:08 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claims counting stopped at 100 places

ECI election results LIVE: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee issued an SOS call in her appeal to voters and said that counting of votes has been stopped at around 100 places.

“Offices have been vandalised, votes have been looted in the name of SIR,” she claimed in a video message in Bengali. Her message came amid ECI data indicating a big lead for BJP.

May 4, 2026, 12:48:16 IST

ECI election results LIVE: BJP workers at Mamata Banerjee's home, raise ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans

ECI election results LIVE: BJP workers raised slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ outside Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kolkata as trends showed a decisive win for the BJP in Bengal.

May 4, 2026, 12:42:52 IST

ECI election results LIVE: BJP leads in Chathannoor and Nemom seats in Kerala

ECI election results LIVE: While the Kerala elections are being largely dominated by the Congress-led UDF, the BJP is also leading on two seats - Chathannoor and Nemom.

In Nemom, BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar is leading by over 2,000 votes and in Chathannoor, BB Gopakumar is leading by over 200 votes.

May 4, 2026, 12:38:23 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Vijay's family members blow whistles to celebrate TVK's big lead in Tamil Nadu

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Actor-politician Vijay's family celebrated his party TVK's massive lead in Tamil Nadu by blowing whistles.

May 4, 2026, 12:33:12 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: ‘Ram Rajya’ arrived in Bengal, says Sukanta Majumdar

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar hailed his party as ECI data showed it leading in several seats in Bengal. “...The trends show the formation of a BJP Government in the state. 'Ram Rajya' has arrived in West Bengal,” he said.

May 4, 2026, 12:26:49 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: BJP near 200-mark in Bengal, check latest trends

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: The BJP is inching closer to the 200-mark in Bengal as per trends.

May 4, 2026, 12:15:57 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Celebrations erupt outside BJP office in Kolkata as ECI trends show party leading in Bengal

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Celebrations erupted outside BJP office in Kolkata as trends indicate a victory for the BJP in Bengal. According to ECI data, the party is leading on 169 seats and the TMC on 91.

However, in Bhabanipur, chief minister Mamata Banerjee is leading by over 8,000 votes.

May 4, 2026, 12:08:25 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: What is the latest tally in Kerala as Congress claims win

May 4, 2026, 12:07:28 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Congress claims victory in Kerala, thanks voters

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Congress has claimed victory in Kerala as trends show the party-led UDF racing ahead in the state. “We are thankful to the voters of Kerala for handing the UDF this victory. This is a verdict against the anti-people policies of the LDF,” Congress's Kerala unit chief Sunny Joseph told reporters.

May 4, 2026, 12:04:51 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: When will election results be announced for Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala?

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: The Assembly election results for West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu are expected by this evening. The counting of votes started at 8am.

May 4, 2026, 11:56:59 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Celebrations underway at Congress headquarters in Kerala as trends favour party

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Celebrations erupted at the Congress headquarters in Kerala as trends favoured the party-led UDF for a big win in the southern state.

Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal, Kerala party chief Sunny Joseph, LoP VD Satheesan, MPs Shashi Tharoor and K Suresh, and leader Ramesh Chennithala cut a cake in celebration.

May 4, 2026, 11:50:30 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: DMK worker says Vijay will be next Tamil Nadu chief minister

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: As Vijay's TVK crossed the majority mark in Tamil Nadu in early trends, DMK worker Lakshmi Priya said: "Many people were expecting a change, and I hope that it will be a good change. I think Vijay will do something good for Tamil Nadu. Vijay will be the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu..."

May 4, 2026, 11:47:54 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: BJP+ maintain lead in Puducherry

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: The NDA is maintaining a strong lead in Puducherry, with the BJP alone leading in 10 of the 30 Assembly seats.

May 4, 2026, 11:45:09 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: What's the latest tally in Bengal? Check BJP, TMC, Congress numbers

ECI election results 2025 LIVE: According to ECI data, the BJP is leading on 154 seats in Bengal, while the TMC is ahead on 82.

May 4, 2026, 11:40:15 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: ‘More than 180 seats’, says Suvendu Adhikari in prediction for BJP

Election results 2026 LIVE: BJP candidate from Bengal's Bhabanipur and Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari has predicted a sweeping win for his party which is currently leading on over 150 seats while the TMC is ahead on 113.

“The BJP will form the government with more than 180 seats,” said Adhikari, who is challenging Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur.

May 4, 2026, 11:32:09 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: Counting in Assam's Titabor going very slowly, says Gaurav Gogoi

Election results 2026 LIVE: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, who is trailing in the Titabor seat in Assam, said that the counting of votes is going on very slowly there.

“We have just told this inside that why the counting is slow in Titabor Assembly... There will be ups and downs in each round; this is natural. We should wait until the final results are out,” Gogoi told ANI.

May 4, 2026, 11:23:13 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: A look at the latest tally in Assam

Election results 2026 LIVE: In Assam, the BJP is leading on 63 seats and the Congress on 30, according to PValue Analytics.

May 4, 2026, 11:17:44 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: TVK candidate edges ahead of Udhayanidhi Stalin in Tamil Nadu

Election results 2026 LIVE: DMK candidate and chief minister MK Stalin's son Udhyanidhi is trailing from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni seat in Tamil Nadu, according to PValue trends. TVK candidate Selvam D is edging past the DMK leader.

May 4, 2026, 11:06:48 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: What's happening in Bengal? A look at latest data

A look at trends in Bengal as of 11:01 am
A look at trends in Bengal as of 11:01 am
May 4, 2026, 11:04:27 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: MK Stalin trails in Kolathur constituency in Chennai

Election results 2026 LIVE: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin is trailing on the Kolathur seat in Chennai by over 14,000 votes, while while TVK's V S Babu leads with 16,692 votes.

May 4, 2026, 11:03:03 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: Some key seats TVK is leading on

Election results 2026 LIVE: Here are some seats Vijay's TVK party is leading on:

Alangulam

Andipatti

Cuddalore

Gudiyattam

Madurai South

Madurai North

Katpadi

Kumarapalayam

Nilakkottai

Perambur

Ambasamudram

May 4, 2026, 10:55:48 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Vijay's TVK crosses majority mark of 118 in Tamil Nadu

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Actor-turned-politician Vijay has made a strong debut in Tamil Nadu, with his party TVK crossing the majority mark of 118 in the southern state, according to PValue trends.

May 4, 2026, 10:48:37 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: What is TVK party's tally in Tamil Nadu?

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Vijay's TVK party is currently leading on 113 seats, according to latest data from PValue. Among the seats on which the party is leading are Perambur and Tiruchirappalli (East), where Vijay fought the polls. Meanwhile, the DMK is leading on 54 seats and AIADMK on 31.

May 4, 2026, 10:44:02 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Security increased outside TVK Vijay's residence in Chennai as his party leads in Tamil Nadu

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Security was increased outside actor Vijay's residence in Chennai as poll trends indicated a big lead for his party TVK in Tamil Nadu. He contested the polls from Tiruchirappalli (East) and Perambur seats and is currently leading on both, according to PValue trends.

May 4, 2026, 10:40:09 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Kerala candidate VD Satheesan leads from Paravur assembly seat

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Congress candidate VD Satheesan is leading from the Paravur seat in Kerala, according to PValue trends. The Congress is currently leading on 45 seats and alongwith its allies has crossed the majority mark of 71 in Kerala.

May 4, 2026, 10:37:36 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Tents taken down at DMK headquarters in Tamil Nadu as TVK edges ahead

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Workers were seen removing tents outside DMK headquarters in Chennai as Vijay's TVK raced ahead on 78 seats.

May 4, 2026, 10:34:18 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Congress candidate leads from Dispur assembly seat in Assam

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: Congress candidate Mira Borthakur Goswami is leading in the Dispur assembly seat, and BJP candidate Pradyut Bordoloi is trailing, according to PValue trends.

May 4, 2026, 10:28:14 IST

ECI election results LIVE: KC Venugopal's cutouts seen outside Congress office in Kerala has party leads

ECI election results LIVE: Cutouts of Congress MP KC Venugopal were seen outside the party's office in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram as the party-led UDF alliance led in the state.

Notably, there is no official announcement on who would be the CM candidate if Congress-led UDF wins.

May 4, 2026, 10:21:59 IST

ECI election results LIVE: ‘His fans would have voted for him’, says DMK on TVK Vijay's lead in Tamil Nadu

ECI election results LIVE: Reacting to Vijay's party TVK leading in several seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK leader and spokesperson Kanimozhi NVN Somu said: “He has a good amount of fan base. All his fans would have voted for him... Tamil Nadu has a history of people coming from cinema who are able to make it to politics. This is nothing new for us.”

However, she also said that factors like vote share and percentage would also play a role.

May 4, 2026, 10:15:10 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Pinarayi Vijayan trails in Dharmadam in Kerala

ECI election results LIVE: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trailing in his Dharmadam seat, PValue Analytics showed. His opponent, Congress candidate VP Abdul Rasheed is leading. In 2021, the CM did not trail even once from the start.

May 4, 2026, 10:10:25 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Big BJP lead in Bengal. Check latest figures

ECI election results LIVE: The BJP is leading in Bengal by a big margin, ahead in 140 seats and limiting the Trinamool Congress lead to just 47 seats, according to PValue trends.

Some of the seats where the BJP is leading are - Dantan, Bhatpara, Burwan, Alipurduars, Gazole, Kashipur, Baruipur Purba

May 4, 2026, 10:04:44 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Congress-led UDF crosses majority mark in Kerala in trends

Kerala tally as per ECI
Kerala tally as per ECI

ECI election results LIVE: Congress-led UDF in Kerala has crossed the halfway mark in Kerala, ECI data showed. The southern state is a 140-member Assembly and the majority mark is 71.

May 4, 2026, 09:54:07 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Vijay's TVK closes in on Stalin's DMK in early trends, leads on 57 seats

ECI election results LIVE: Actor Vijay's TVK is narrowing its gap with the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, maintaining a lead on 57 seats, according to PValue Analytics. Meanwhile, the DMK is leading on 63 seats.

May 4, 2026, 09:50:28 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Actor Vir Das's clarification on surname amid Bengal elections

ECI election results LIVE: Actor Vir Das on Monday clarified that he is not a Bengali, but has roots in UP and Bihar. “So, Typically when anything happens in Bengal I get tagged by a bunch of facelesses (that’s a word) saying “Look what happened in your Bengal bro”. Just putting it out there before today unfolds. My name is Das, but I’m actually not Bengali. I’m half UP half Bihari. Good luck,” Das said in a tweet.

May 4, 2026, 09:41:44 IST

ECI election results LIVE: What is the ECI's official tally showing at 9:42 am?

ECI data as of 9:41 am.
ECI data as of 9:41 am.

ECI election results LIVE: According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP is leading on 24 seats in Assam, the Congress is leading on 39 seats in Kerala, the AINRC is leading on four seats in Puducherry, the ADMK is leading on 16 seats, and the BJP is leading on 8 seats in Bengal.

May 4, 2026, 09:34:36 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Shashi Tharoor speaks of ‘revival of Kerala’ amid vote-counting

Election Commission of India election results LIVE: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday spoke of “revival” of Kerala amid the counting of votes for the southern state.

“I think right now we've got enough contenders. What matters now is that there should be a change of government, a change of policy and a revival of Kerala. I hope that I can count on my ideas also being of some use to the new government, but my message will certainly be development, completely changing the disastrous fiscal situation, really doing essential work to make Kerala once again a haven for investment, so that we can grow, generate jobs for our people and prevent a situation where our young people are fleeing the state because they feel they have no possibilities…,” Tharoor said.

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