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Election news May 5 highlights: Mamata addresses media, Vijay's TVK holds meet over Tamil Nadu govt formation
Election news May 5 highlights: Outgoing West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday addressed media on her party TMC's state election loss and made big allegations on BJP, including winning the poll through illegitimate means. She said there is no reason for her to resign.
- 6:05 PM IST, May 55 key updates on assembly polls
- 6:05 PM IST, May 5Updates to this blog have ended.
- 5:43 PM IST, May 5Never heard something like this, BJP leader on Mamata's 'won't resign' remark
- 5:39 PM IST, May 5Will feed Pawan Khera ‘peda’ when police brings him to Assam, says CM Sarma
- 5:05 PM IST, May 5ED issues LoC against Kolkata DCP Shantanu Sinha
- 4:36 PM IST, May 5No question of resigning, says Mamata Banerjee
- 4:21 PM IST, May 5Assembly elections news LIVE: Women are threatened with rape, says Mamata in big charge against BJP
- 4:19 PM IST, May 5Assembly elections news LIVE: We fought like tiger, says Mamata Banerjee
- 4:09 PM IST, May 5Is it goon-bahini, says Mamata as she slams BJP for ‘torture’
- 4:06 PM IST, May 5Mamata Banerjee addresses PC on poll loss
- 4:00 PM IST, May 5Newly elected BJP MLLAs welcomed at party office in Thiruvananthapuram
- 3:14 PM IST, May 5TVK's Vijay chairs meet with elected leaders
- 2:41 PM IST, May 5TVK can’t form govt with Cong support alone, says DMK leader
- 2:28 PM IST, May 5Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lays out reasons for TMC defeat
- 2:15 PM IST, May 5"Women of Bengal rejected fear and chose good governance": CM Rekha Gupta
- 2:08 PM IST, May 5BJP appoints Amit Shah as observer, Mohan Charan Majhi as co-observer
- 1:57 PM IST, May 5‘Khela ho gaya’ - Bengal BJP chief's barb after TMC defeat
- 1:33 PM IST, May 5‘Anti-incumbency, SIR’ - Siddaramaiah on TMC's defeat in West Bengal
- 1:21 PM IST, May 5Public entry rules eased at Mamata's residence
- 1:07 PM IST, May 5‘If Mamata had listed to Rahul…’- Sanjay Raut on West Bengal results
- 12:49 PM IST, May 5MK Stalin to meet VCK, CPI leaders following dramatic political shift in Tamil Nadu
- 12:37 PM IST, May 5Every single vote counts. Just ask this DMK minister in Tamil Nadu
- 12:31 PM IST, May 5‘BJP’s mission to destroy Indian democracy' - Rahu Gandhi on West Bengal elections
- 12:18 PM IST, May 5DMK chief MK Stalin resigns Tamil Nadu CM
- 12:06 PM IST, May 5Mamata Banerjee among 22 TMC ministers defeated in BJP's West Bengal election win
- 11:58 AM IST, May 5Bengal CM oath-ceremony on May 9
- 11:54 AM IST, May 5Nitin Nabin offers prayers at Delhi's Kali Bari Mandir
- 11:47 AM IST, May 5‘On own legs with no alliance’: Vijay’s father praises his ‘boldness’ amid Tamil Nadu buzz
- 11:46 AM IST, May 5How Vijay's double win can impact numbers in Tamil Nadu assembly
- 11:08 AM IST, May 5Mahua Moitra says ‘will of the people is supreme’
- 10:50 AM IST, May 5Will TVK align with smaller parties to form govt?
- 10:30 AM IST, May 5Priyanka Gandhi thanks people of Kerala as UDF races towards win
- 10:23 AM IST, May 5TVK leader arrives at Vijay's residence
- 10:19 AM IST, May 5Counting still on in West Bengal's Rajarhat new town
- 10:00 AM IST, May 5What this election verdict meant for Rahul Gandhi
- 9:52 AM IST, May 5Governance anger, Muslim split behind Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool's Bengal fall
- 9:38 AM IST, May 5BJP Bihar MLA says there was ‘public angst’ against Mamata
- 9:32 AM IST, May 5‘Public has given befitting reply to Oppostion’ - Chirag Paswan on NDA performance in state polls
- 9:18 AM IST, May 5Shashi Tharoor says PM Modi, Amit Shah have ‘done good job’ in Bengal
- 9:10 AM IST, May 5TMC alleges BJP workers vandalised its office in Jalpaiguri Ward
- 9:05 AM IST, May 5Rahul Gandhi ‘agrees’ with Mamata on ‘seats stolen’ claim
- 8:55 AM IST, May 5Shashi Tharoor on Congress' lesson from Kerala
- 8:37 AM IST, May 5‘Very proud and happy,’ says Vijay's father
- 8:34 AM IST, May 5What May 4 verdict means for Mamata Banerjee
- 8:20 AM IST, May 5‘Will work for the Hindus of Nandigram,’ says Suvendu Adhikari
- 8:18 AM IST, May 5Tight security outside Vijay's home in Tamil Nadu
- 8:15 AM IST, May 5Mamata to address press conference today
- 8:12 AM IST, May 5TVK wins Tirupattur seat by 1 vote against DMK
- 8:07 AM IST, May 5Who will BJP pick as Bengal CM?
- 8:05 AM IST, May 5Amit Shah hails Bhabanipur result
- 8:04 AM IST, May 5Rahul Gandhi congratulates Vijay on his big Tamil Nadu win
- 8:02 AM IST, May 5MK Stalin accepts people's verdict
- 7:58 AM IST, May 5Mamata lost Nandigram to Suvendu in 2021. He defeats her again in Bhabanipur
Election news May 5 highlights: A day the counting of votes in four - Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal - and the Union territory of Puducherry revealed the outcome of assembly elections 2026, the focus has now shifted to the chief minister question. The BJP won a single-handed majority in Assam and West Bengal, the National Democratic Alliance led by AINRC secured a comfortable victory in Puducherry. In Kerala, Congress-led UDF wrested power from the LDF and a stunning debut by actor Vijay's TVK stole the show in Tamil Nadu, also removed the MK Stalin-led government from power....Read More
There now is uncertainty on government formation in Tamil Nadu despite a big mandate by debutant Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician Vijay. While the party managed to win on over 100 seats in the southern state, it still fell short of the majority mark and all eyes now remain on what happens next. In Bengal, after the BJP's comfortable victory, focus has now shifted on who would be made chief minister.
The elections, held in April, bore results which were part expected and part surprising. While it was expected thar Vijay-led TVK would make a dent in Tamil Nadu's numbers, the performance he delivered was not expected until exit polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party's sweep in West Bengal was also nothing less than stunning and a mild shocker, making Narendra Modi the only sitting Prime Minister to have won the state after Jawaharlal Nehru. However, BJP's performance in Assam was as expected.
The assembly elections also saw two sitting chief minister — Mamata Banerjee and MK Stalin — lose not just their states but also their seats in respective legislative assemblies.
A look at election results-
West Bengal - The Bharatiya Janata Party made history by winning the state for the first time after removing Trinamool Congress' three-term rule. The BJP won 206 seats in West Bengal's assembly of 294, while the TMC managed only 81 seats. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur.
Tamil Nadu- While no party achieved a clear majority in Tamil Nadu elections, Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats in 234-seat assembly. While DMK got 59 seats, AIADMK managed 47 and the Congress won 5.
Kerala- Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) made a comeback in the state with 63 seats to its name in the assembly of 140. While the incumbent CPI (M) won just 26 seats, Indian Union Muslim League, which is a part of the UDF, won 22.
Assam- In Assam, BJP won 82 seats out of the total 126 while the Congress won just 19. Moreover, Congress' Gaurav Gogoi lost from Johrat to BJP's Hitendra Nath Goswami with a margin of over 23,000 votes.
Puducherry- In Puducherry, N. Rangaswamy-led All India N. R. Congress, which is a part of BJP-led NDA, made a comeback with 12 out of total 13 seats while the BJP got 4. DMK, TVK, and Congress got 5, 2, and 1 seats each.
PinnedElection news May 5 highlights: 5 key updates on assembly polls
Focus shifted on government formation on Tuesday a day after results were declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for assembly elections to four states - Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal - and the Union territory of Puducherry.
The counting of votes took place on Monday, May 4.
-ECI announced results for the assembly elections 2026, counting for which began on Monday but spilled over to Tuesday as the process remained for some seats.
-In West Bengal, counting of votes took place for 293 of the total 294 seats due to repolling ordered in Falta constituency. However, the BJP secured a landslide victory, bagging 207 seats and restricting the ruling TMC to 80.
-In Tamil Nadu, superstar ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay's TVK, which fought its first poll, displayed a stunning performance by winning 108 of the 234 seats in its debut, stopping just 10 short of the majority mark of 118.
-Outgoing West Bengal chief minister held a press conference on Tuesday where she said the BJP won the polls through illegitimate means and dismissed the “question of resignation”.
-Interest has now shifted to the question of next chief minister in Bengal and Tamil Nadu, both of which will se new governments. Tamil actor Vijay held a meet with newly elected TVK MLAs to discuss the things further.
