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

May 5, 2026, 10:12:03 IST

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.

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....Read More

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

Follow all the updates here:

May 4, 2026, 09:27:59 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Total 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, what is the majority mark?

ECI election results LIVE: There are total 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu state Assembly and the majority mark is 118.

May 4, 2026, 09:14:32 IST

ECI election results LIVE: What is the status in West Bengal? Check data

ECI election results LIVE: The BJP is giving a big challenge to the TMC in Bengal, with a lead on over 45 seats in early trends.

May 4, 2026, 09:11:27 IST

ECI election results LIVE: EVM vote-counting begins in Tamil Nadu

ECI election results LIVE: The counting of votes polled through EVMs have begun in Tamil Nadu. The ECI began vote-counting in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal at 8 am. The counting begins with postal ballots and then moves on EVMs.

May 4, 2026, 09:05:57 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Stalin's DMK ahead on 48 seats, Vijay's TVK on 12 seats in Tamil Nadu

ECI election results LIVE: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin's DMK is leading on 48 seats, according to early trends on PValue Analytics. Meanwhile, Vijay's TVK is leading on 12 seats. One of the exit polls had predicted a massive stride for the actor's party in Tamil Nadu.

Some of the seats the DMK is leading on are - Ambattur, Gangavalli, Gummidipoondi, Harur and Poonamallee.

May 4, 2026, 08:56:55 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Himanta Sarma leads in Jalukbari, BJP ahead in very early leads in Assam

ECI election results LIVE: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in the Jalukbari seat, according to PValue Analytics. The BJP is currently ahead on 10 seats in the northeastern state, according to very early trends.

These seats include Dispur, Dhemaji, Jalukbari, Majuli and Tinsukia, among others.

May 4, 2026, 08:48:05 IST

ECI election results LIVE: BJP ahead on 14 seats, TMC close behind with leads on 8 seats

ECI election results LIVE: The BJP seems to be having an edge over the TMC in Bengal in very early leads. Counting of votes began at 8 am.

According to PValue trends, the BJP is leading on 14 seats, including Bhabanipur, Asansol Dakshin, Arambag, Manzbazar, Balarampur and Nandigram.

Trinamool meanwhile is leading on 8 seats, including Sreerampur, Sitalkuchi, Maniktala and Asansol Uttar.

May 4, 2026, 08:40:35 IST

ECI election results LIVE: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari ahead in Mamata Banerjee's seat Bhabanipur, show very early trends

ECI election results LIVE: BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari, who is challenging Mamata Banerjee in her turf Bhabanipur in Bengal, is leading on the seat, PValue analytics showed in very early trends.

May 4, 2026, 08:39:01 IST

ECI election results LIVE: BJP leads in 6 seats in Assam, very early trends show

ECI election results LIVE: The BJP is ahead on at least six Assam constituencies in very early leads, PValue Analytics showed. These seats are - Tihu, Sibsagar, Rangia, Jalukbari, Dispur and Dhekiajuli.

May 4, 2026, 08:35:21 IST

ECI election results LIVE: What's latest in Tamil Nadu? Check very early trends

May 4, 2026, 08:29:29 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Check early leads for Tamil Nadu

ECI election results LIVE: Very early trends are in for Tamil Nadu's Panruti, Neyveli and Avadi seats. According to PValue analytics, the BJP is leading in Avadi, BSP in Neyveli and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) in Panruti.

May 4, 2026, 08:25:36 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: CPI(M) ahead on 12 seats, Congress on 7 in very early leads in Kerala

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: According to very early trends, the CPI(M) is leading on 12 seats, including Alathur, Beypore and Chelakkara, and the Congress is ahead on seven seats, including Arivukkar, Alappuzha and Idukki.

Source: PValue Analytics

May 4, 2026, 08:20:50 IST

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: BJP ahead in very early leads in Bengal in two seats, check names

ECI election results 2026 LIVE: The BJP is ahead in Bengal's Mathabhanga and Hingalganj seats in very early leads, PValue showed.

May 4, 2026, 08:17:16 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Congress ahead in Alappuzha and Malanur in Kerala in very early leads

ECI election results LIVE: Congress candidates AD Thomas and TN Prathapan are leading in Kerala's Alappuzha and Malanur seats, respectively.

May 4, 2026, 08:14:54 IST

ECI election results LIVE: CPI(M) candidates ahead in very early leads in Kerala's Ambalapuzha, Kochi

ECI election results LIVE: According to very early leads, CPI(M) candidate H Salam is leading on the Ambalpuzha seat, and party candidate KJ Maxy is leading in Kochi, according to PValue.

May 4, 2026, 08:05:13 IST

ECI election results LIVE: Counting of votes begins in Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

ECI election results LIVE: The Election of Commission of India (ECI) has begun counting of votes for elections in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal. High security is in place across counting centres in these places.

May 4, 2026, 08:02:25 IST

ECI vote-counting in Bengal LIVE: Counting agents, supervisors are ready, says Bengal Chief Electoral Officer

ECI vote-counting in Bengal LIVE: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal has said that counting agents, and counting supervisors are all ready and have undergone training multiple times.

“There is no possibility of any disruption anywhere, everything will happen as per the rules...200 companies of CAPF have been deployed for the counting centres,” Kumar told ANI.

May 4, 2026, 07:49:05 IST

Tamil Nadu election results LIVE: 3-tier security at counting centre in Salem, armed police units deployed

Tamil Nadu election results LIVE: Heavy security is in place outside a counting centre in Tamil Nadu's Salem with just minutes left for the counting of votes to begin. According to ANI, the entire campus of Vivekananda Medical College has been transformed into a high-security zone, with a three-tier security system, with armed police units deployed.

Barricades have been erected around the college premises to regulate traffic and prevent unauthorised access. Quick Response Teams, along with senior police officials, are closely monitoring the situation on the ground.

May 4, 2026, 07:40:05 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: When does election counting start?

Election results 2026 LIVE: The counting of votes for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Assam, Puducherry and Kerala begins at 8 am, and the picture may be clear by evening.

May 4, 2026, 07:37:40 IST

Election results date 2026 LIVE: Results for Bengal, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam, Tamil Nadu out on May 4

Election results date 2026 LIVE: Results for Assembly elections in Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu are expected on May 4. West Bengal has 293 Assembly seats, Tamil Nadu has 243, Kerala has a 140-member Assembly, Assam has 126 seats and Puducherry 30. Except West Bengal, elections everywhere else were held in a single phase.

In Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, elections took place on April 9, for Tamil Nadu the election date was April 23, alongside Bengal that also went to polls on the same day in the first phase. The second and final phase in Bengal took place on April 29.

May 4, 2026, 07:26:59 IST

Kerala election results LIVE: Who will be chief minister if Congress-led LDF wins? Tharoor dodges key question

Kerala election results LIVE: With exit polls predicting a win for the Congress-led LDF in Kerala, there is buzz over who would assume the CM post in the southern state if that happens. When asked if he would be considered for the key role, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said: “I know exactly what you're trying to get me to say. I'm not saying any of that. The answer is very clear.”

Read full story here.

May 4, 2026, 07:12:57 IST

Bengal election results LIVE: BJP, Trinamool workers argue outside counting centre in Bhabanipur

Bengal election results LIVE: With the counting of votes set to begin soon, a verbal argument broke out between Trinamool and BJP workers outside a counting centre in Bhabanipur. “They are not allowing us to take files or pens inside, but the BJP polling agents are allowed to take them inside. Rules should be the same for everyone,” a TMC worker told news agency ANI.

May 4, 2026, 07:08:12 IST

Bengal election results LIVE: Heavy security deployed outside counting centre in Mamata's seat Bhabanipur

Bengal election results LIVE: Heavy security deployment was seen outside a counting centre in West Bengal's Bhabanipur this morning ahead of counting of votes at 8am.

The security deployment was seen outside Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls' High School in Bhabanipur, where Mamata Banerjee is facing BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari.

May 4, 2026, 07:02:47 IST

Tamil Nadu election results LIVE: Will Vijay's TVK win Tamil Nadu? A look at exit polls

Tamil Nadu election results LIVE: While most exit polls predicted a re-election of the DMK in Tamil Nadu, projections by one of the pollsters predicted a massive stride for actor-politician's TVK. A look at exit polls:

Tamil Nadu (Total seats - 243)

Today's Chanakya - 125-136 seats for DMK+, 45-56 seats for NDA, 63-74 seats for TVK

Axis My India - 98-120 seats for TVK, 92-110 seats for DMK+, 22-32 seats for NDA

Matrize - 122-132 seats for DMK+, 87-100 seats for NDA, 10-12 seats for TVK

JVC - 75-95 seats for DMK+, 128-147 seats for NDA, 8-15 seats for TVK

PMarq - 125-145 seats for DMK+, 65-85 seats for NDA, 16-26 seats for TVK

May 4, 2026, 06:52:51 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: Mamata Banerjee, Adhir Ranjan, Suvendu Adhikari, ISF's Nawsad Siddique among key candidates in Bengal

Election results 2026 LIVE: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting from her turf Bhabanipur, where BJP's Suvendu Adhikari is challenging her. Adhikari is also contesting from the Nandigram seat, where he defeated Banerjee in 2021. Another important candidate is Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Nawsad Siddique, who broke the Trinamool-BJP streak in Bhangar back in 2021 and is yet again contesting the seat. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who contested polls after a gap of 25 years, from Bahrampur.

May 4, 2026, 06:37:37 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: A look at the voting percentage in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu

Election results 2026 LIVE: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal recorded a record voter turnout, and Puducherry and Assam also surpassed their highest-ever participation during the elections this time. The lowest turnout of all was in Kerala. A look at the figures:

Assam - 85.38%

Puducherry - 89.83%

Tamil Nadu - 85.11%

Kerala - 78.12%

West Bengal - 92.35% in phase 1, 92.59% in phase 2

Notably, repolling was ordered after the second phase in Magrahat Paschim and Diamond Harbour in Bengal and a voter turnout of 87.6 per cent and 86.11 per cent was recorded in both places on Saturday, respectively.

May 4, 2026, 06:24:43 IST

Tamil Nadu election results LIVE: Check date and time for election results

Tamil Nadu election results LIVE: The date of results announcement for the 243-seat Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu is May 4, 2026 and the counting of votes will begin at 8 am.

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), and the BJP are among key parties in the fray. Some of the key seats are Edappadi, Tiruchirappalli East, Kolathur, Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar, and Coimbatore South.

May 4, 2026, 06:17:47 IST

Kerala election results 2026 LIVE: What is the 'alternating power' trend and how exit polls threaten its return

Kerala election results 2026 LIVE: Before the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government secured a second consecutive term in 2021, a feat not achieved in four decades, the southern state followed an alternating power trend. However, if exit poll projections are anything to go by, the curse could return to haunt the ruling government. At least three recent exit polls gave an edge to the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, meaning the reins of power could yet again change. A look:

Axis My India - 79-80 seats for UDF, 49-62 seats for LDF

Manorama C-Voter - 94 seats for UDF, 44-56 seats for LDF

Today's Chanakya - 69-77 seats for UDF, 64-73 for LDF

May 4, 2026, 06:03:14 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: Where are Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry CMs contesting from?

Election results LIVE: The chief ministers have drawn big focus with their respective candidatures. In Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is contesting the Jalukbari seat. Meanwhile, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting the Bhabanipur seat against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is contesting from the Dharmadam seat. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is contesting the polls from his bastion Kolathur, and Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy is contesting from the Thattanchavady seat.

May 4, 2026, 05:46:06 IST

Bengal election results 2026 LIVE: Surprise repoll announcement in Falta, results on May 24

Bengal election results LIVE: Bengal's Falta Assembly constituency won't be part of the results announcement today as the ECI has ordered repolling across all 285 of its polling stations. The voting will take place on May 21 and the results will be announced on May 24. The surprise ECI announcement came hours after repolling concluded in Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim across 15 booths.

The ECI decision for Falta was announced citing severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process during the polling that was held in the final phase on April 29. Massive protests were reported from Falta during the second-phase voting as locals alleged that they were receiving threats from the Trinamool cadre.

May 4, 2026, 05:32:41 IST

Bengal election results 2026 LIVE: A look at some key constituencies

Bengal election results LIVE: Among the key constituencies in Bengal are Bhabanipur, where incumbent MLA chief minister Mamata Banerjee is fighting BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, Nandigram, another seat from where Adhikari contested the polls, Baharampur, from where veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury contested after a 25-year gap; Bhangar, a sensitive constituency where the Indian Secular Front (ISF) is seeking re-election, and Panihati, where the BJP has fielded mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim as a candidate. Apart from these, Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim also drew focus recently after repolling was ordered in 15 booths just two days before the results.

May 4, 2026, 05:16:15 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: A look at exit poll projections for Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Election results LIVE: While a big NDA sweep is predicted in exit polls for Assam, Puducherry and a narrow win in West Bengal, pollsters predicted a decisive majority for the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, and a reelection for the MK Stalin-led DMK in Tamil Nadu.

May 4, 2026, 05:01:54 IST

Election results 2026 LIVE: When will counting of votes begin?

Election results 2026 LIVE: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce results for Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Puducherry and Kerala today, with counting set to begin at 8 am. The vote-counting will begin with postal ballots and later move to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).