Murshidabad Malda election 2026 result Highlights: BJP's Gouri Sankar Ghosh leading, TMC's Shaoni Singha Roy behind

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Murshidabad election result 2026 LIVE: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters saw celebration as party leaders relished rasgullas and poha over the performance of the BJP-NDA alliance across four states and one Union Territory in Assembly elections on Monday.

During the celebrations, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi characterised the election momentum in West Bengal as a rise of nationalism in the state. "Trends were showing waves of nationalism in Bengal. It transformed into high tides and finally into a tsunami," Trivedi told ANI.

Murshidabad election result 2026 LIVE: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has issued an urgent message on Monday to TMC agents and workers. Calling on Trinamool workers to stay at counting centres, the TMC supremo has alleged that counting has been stopped.

“As I said yesterday, they would show BJP in the lead after 2-3 rounds... counting has been stopped at around 100 places,” she said in her message on X.

Murshidabad election result 2026 LIVE: As trends show BJP leading in the state, West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya said, "...TMC's current political system has ended, and the people's government is going to be formed."

Murshidabad election result 2026 LIVE: Exuding confidence about forming the next government in West Bengal, BJP leaders on Monday said people of the state have voted for change and in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The BJP was leading in 171 seats against the TMC's 83 as counting progressed for 293 assembly segments, signalling a political shift in the state.

Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari asserted that the BJP will form the next government in the state.

Murshidabad election result 2026 LIVE: As per the Election Commission of India, the BJP is currently in the lead and has crossed the majority mark with 173 leads.

Here's what the ECI trends at 12 noon say -

BJP - 173 leads

TMC - 87 leads

CPI(M) - One lead

AISF - One lead

BGPM - One lead

AJUP - One lead

Murshidabad election 2026 result LIVE: BJP candidate Gouri Sankar Ghosh continues to lead in the Murshidabad seat. As per ECI trends, the BJP candidate currently has 28,366 votes on the fourth round of counting.

The BJP, which has served as the opposition party, has crossed the majority mark of 148 seats as per the Election Commission of India.

Based on the trends on the website, the BJP is currently leading in 167 seats with Trinamool Congress trailing behind with 80 leads.

Murshidabad election 2026 result Live: Ecstatic BJP workers broke into celebrations outside the party's state headquarters in Kolkata as the organisation was leading in the West Bengal assembly polls.

The party workers, holding photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, raised 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan and hailed Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and against the ruling TMC, while exchanging sweets and offering those to passersby as well.

"We will celebrate on a grander scale, and would smear one another with 'aabir' (gulaal), after the results are announced," BJP worker Ankit Jaiswal said.

Of the trends of 190 of the 294 constituencies released by the EC so far, the BJP was leading in 117 seats, while the TMC was ahead in 70 constituencies.

-PTI

Murshidabad Malda election 2026 result LIVE: BJP's Gouri Sankar Ghosh is leading in Murshidabad constituency by 4074 votes against TMC's Shaoni Singha Roy. Congress' Ali Siddique is far behind with only 215 votes, according to EC trends.

Murshidabad Malda election 2026 result LIVE: According to PValue trends, the BJP is leading in Bengal by a big margin, ahead in 140 seats and limiting the Trinamool Congress lead to just 47 seats.

Murshidabad Malda election 2026 result LIVE: The TMC chief came to power in West Bengal in 2011 after ousting the CPI(M), which had ruled the state for more than 30 years. Since then, ‘Didi’ has remained in power and won the next two assembly elections, taking her total to three successive victories.

If the 2026 assembly elections go in her favour, she would secure a fourth straight term as chief minister, becoming the first woman in India to win four consecutive assembly mandates as chief minister of a major state.

That would be one of the biggest milestones. No woman chief minister of a large state has matched four consecutive direct assembly wins as the incumbent CM. For now, ‘Didi’ is tied with the late Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, who served as Delhi CM, and late AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa, who served as Tamil Nadu CM. Both served for three consecutive terms.

That would make it four straight assembly wins under her leadership in a major state, something no other woman chief minister has clearly achieved.

Analytics firm P value show TMC leading in Murshidabad constituency in West Bengal. Overall, BJP is leading in the state

Initial trends from TV channels show Congress leader Mausam Noor, the Congress candidate leading from Malatipur in West Bengal's Malda district.

Early trends, reported by the TV channels, said the Congress was also having an edge in the Mothabari seat of the same district.

As counting continues, a look at BJP's key candidates across constituencies

The BJP's heavyweight candidates include ex-MP Nisith Pramanik in Mathabhanga, Sankar Ghosh in Siliguri, Gouri Shankar Ghosh in Murshidabad, Subrata Thakur in Gaighata, ex-MP Dilip Ghosh in Kharagpur Sadar, Koustav Bagchi in Barrackpur, Ratna Debnath in Panihati, Sajal Ghosh in Baranagar, Rekha Patra in Hingalganj, Roopa Ganguly in Sonarpur Dakshin, Arjun Singh in Noapara, Swapan Dasgupta in Rashbehari and Rudranil Ghosh in Shibpur.

Murshidabad election 2026 result LIVE: Counting has begun for Murshidabad constituency in West Bengal. The Murshidabad seat features a high-profile contest, with sitting MLA Gouri Sankar Ghosh of the BJP seeking to retain his position. He is being challenged by Shaoni Singha Roy of the TMC, Ali Siddique of the Congress, and Mir Hasnat Ali from the Aam Janata Unnayan Party, making it a multi-cornered fight.

Murshidabad election 2026 result Live: The constituency has drawn significant attention this election due to the highest number of voter deletions under the logical discrepancy category, with 4,55,137 names flagged.

Several nearby seats, including Samserganj and Lalgola, recorded high deletion percentages. Murshidabad district also saw the highest deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) during the first phase of polling, underlining the sensitivity of the region.

Murshidabad election 2026 result Live: Murshidabad has traditionally been a Congress stronghold, with Shaoni Singha Roy winning the seat in 2011 and 2016 on a Congress ticket. However, the BJP broke through in the last election with Gouri Shankar Ghosh’s victory. Roy, now contesting as a TMC candidate, is once again in the fray, while the Congress has fielded Siddiqi Ali in an attempt to retain its seat in the constituency.

Murshidabad election 2026 result Live: The Murshidabad seat features a high-profile contest, with sitting MLA Gouri Sankar Ghosh of the BJP seeking to retain his position. He is being challenged by Shaoni Singha Roy of the TMC, Ali Siddique of the Congress, and Mir Hasnat Ali from the Aam Janata Unnayan Party, making it a multi-cornered fight.

Murshidabad Malda election 2026 result Live: Murshidabad remains one of the most closely watched constituencies in West Bengal, shaped by its complex demographics and strong political history. With multiple parties holding influence here, the seat is expected to witness a tightly contested battle that could reflect broader trends across the state.

Murshidabad election 2026 result Live: The atmosphere is charged as results for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections are set to be declared. Vote counting will soon begin, and the state will soon have its answer. With high stakes for both the BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC), all eyes are on whether Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee can secure a fourth consecutive term or if the BJP can convert its growing support into a breakthrough.