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

-BJP registered a historic victory in West Bengal by winning 206 seats out of 294.

-BJP also won in Assam with 82 seats out of 126.

-In Tamil Nadu, Vijay's TVK emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats out of 234, even though it results led to a hung assembly in the state.

-In Kerala, Congress-led UDF made a comeback with 63 seats out of 140 and its ally, IUML, winning 22.

- Puducherry gave a continuing term to All India N.R. Congress with 12 seats and four seats to its ally BJP.

Election results LIVE: DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said the party has begun reviewing the reasons behind outgoing Chief Minister MK Stalin's defeat from the Kolathur Assembly constituency in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election.

Speaking to ANI, Elangovan said on Monday, "We discussed the reason behind the defeat of CM Stalin from the Kolathur seat."

Election results LIVE: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram congratulated Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay and the party for their performance in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, describing it as a "spectacular electoral debut".

Speaking on the outcome, the Congress leader said on Monday that people have voted for change in Tamil Nadu.

Election results LIVE: BJP MP Anurag Thakur hailed the Bharatiya Janata Party's performance in the Assembly elections, calling its victory in West Bengal historic and thanking the people for their support.

Speaking to ANI on the results across four states and one Union Territory, Thakur said on Monday that the BJP's victory in Bengal marked a significant political shift.

Election results LIVE: BJP leader Hitendra Nath Goswami who won from Jorhat Assembly constituency by defeating Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday reteirated his committment to the public welfare.

He also clairified that he has no personal issues with the losing candidate Gaurav Gogoi. "I won the election, but that doesn't mean I have done something big. I am always devoted to the people...I have nothing against him (Gaurav Gogoi)," he told reporters here while playing down the electoral victory.

Election results LIVE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the people of Assam on Monday for a "historic hat-trick mandate", terming it a strong endorsement of the tireless efforts by the NDA government over the last 10 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership to build a secure, peaceful and progressive state.

"This boundless affection and cooperation are strengthening our resolve to deliver even better services to you and fulfil your hopes and aspirations," Shah said in a post on X.

Election results LIVE: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday termed the election outcome a “victory of the people,” claiming voters had rejected what he described as misgovernance, corruption and an anti-Hindu administration. Thanking party workers, he said the BJP would work to meet public expectations, ensure women’s safety and end what he called politics of appeasement.

Adhikari also asserted that, unlike the alleged post-poll violence under the TMC, his party would only pursue legal action. In a sharp attack on opposition leaders, he claimed figures such as Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav and Mamata Banerjee were “finished,” adding that Akhilesh Yadav would face a similar fate.

Election results LIVE: BJP leader and winning candidate from Bhabanipur and Nandigram seat Suvendu Adhikari collects the certificate after his electoral win.

Election results LIVE: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansuri Swaraj on Monday said that the mandate in favour of the BJP-led NDA in Assam, Bengal and Puducherry is a strong endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governance.

Speaking to ANI, she stated that the electoral mandate in favour of the BJP-NDA is not just a wave, but a “tsunami of faith expressed in guarantees and policies of PM Modi.”

Election results LIVE: The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation on Monday termed the results of the assembly polls in five states as "shocking outcomes", alleging large-scale voter exclusion, electoral manipulation and central interference, particularly in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

In a statement issued by its Central Committee, the party said the results in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry reflected a disturbing trend, with the BJP's rise in West Bengal and the emergence of a new political force in Tamil Nadu marking a significant shift.

Election results LIVE: Party wise wins in Tamil Nadu is as follows, according to the data by ECI

TVK – 105

DMK – 59

ADMK – 46

INC – 5

PMK – 4

Election results LIVE: Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister and Nirmal Kumar Surana, In-charge Puducherry, BJP, as Central Observers for the election of the Leader of the Legislative Party in Puducherry State.

Election results LIVE: 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.

Election results LIVE: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will hold a press conference at 4pm tomorrow, following party's poll drubbing in Bengal. The party managed to win just 69 seats so far, with Mamata losing her bastion Bhabanipur to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari.

Election results LIVE: While Vijay-led TVK has won 104 seats, it still needs at least 14 more seats to form a stable government in Tamil Nadu.

Election results LIVE: The Bharatiya Janata Party has won 199 seats in Bengal as it rendered a massive blow to Mamata Banerjee's TMC that led the government for the last 15 years.

Election results LIVE: Ratna Debnath, BJP's winning candidate from Bengal's Panihati, dedicated her victory to PM Modi. Debnath's daughter, a doctor, was brutally raped and murdered at state-run RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata in August 2024. The incident triggered massive protests and set off a political slugfest as questions were raised on women safety in Bengal under Mamata-led TMC government.

Election results LIVE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday backed claims of seats being “stolen” in West Bengal made by TMC chief Mamata Banerjee.

“Assam and Bengal are clear cases of the election being stolen by the BJP with the support of the EC. We agree with Mamata ji. More than 100 seats were stolen in Bengal,” Rahul said in a post on X.

"We have seen this playbook before:

Madhya Pradesh.

Haryana.

Maharashtra.

Lok Sabha 2024 etc," Rahul further alleged.

Election results LIVE: Actor-politician Vijay has registered significant electoral gains, winning both Perambur and Trichy East constituencies. His party TVK has won 96 seats and is leading in 11 seats, as per the latest data released by the Election Commission.

Election results LIVE: BJP candidate Ratna Debnath won from the Panihati seat after defeating TMC's Tithankar Ghosh by a margin of 28,836 votes. Debnath's daughter was a doctor on duty in state-run RG Kar Medical College where she was brutally raped and murdered in August 2024. The incident triggered a political slugfest and raised questions on women safety in Bengal under Mamata-led TMC government.

Election results LIVE: While BJP's Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee in her Bhabanipur bastion, he also won from Nandigram against TMC's Pabitra Kar by a margin of 9,665 votes.

Election results LIVE: The BJP has so far won 269 seats across West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, while the Congress has won 87 seats, DMK at 58, TMC at 64 and Vijay's TVK at 98.

Election results LIVE: After clinching Bhabanipur from Mamata, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari was seen dustributing sweets.

Election results LIVE: Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has lost from her bastion Bhabanipur to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of 15,000 seats.