Assembly Elections 2026: BJP Set to Rule West Bengal, Actor Vijay’s Party Sweeps Tamil Nadu

04 May 2026, 10:51 by Himanshu · KalingaTV

Bhubaneswar: The stage is set for a high-stakes political verdict as counting of votes begins today for the Assembly Elections 2026 held in four states — West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam — and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Counting started at 8 AM across 234 centers under tight security, with postal ballots being taken up first, followed by EVM rounds.

Early trends, seat-wise leads, final results, and key political upsets from all five regions will be updated here in real-time.

Stay with us for minute-by-minute developments as the electoral fate of over 900 candidates unfolds.

Here are the updates:

Vote Counting began at 8 am today.
West Bengal: Three-layer security at centres, over 37 companies deployed across Birbhum for vote count
As the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry commenced on Monday morning, preparations were seen at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in the national capital, with traditional ‘poories’ and sweets being prepared for party workers and supporters.
Postal vote counting begins in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy district for 5 assembly constituencies. TVK chief and former actor Vijay is contesting from Tiruchirappalli East too, with today deciding on the performance of his, and his party’s political debut in Tamil Nadu.
EVM tallying begins across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
TMC’s Shashi Panja alleges irregularities in counting process, raises questions.
Tamil Nadu Elections: TVK Chief Vijay leads in first round in Trichy East.
Early Leads signal NDA edge in Assam, close battles in Keralam, Bengal and DMK ahead in Tamil Nadu.
Hopeful for a verdict in favour of NDA-BJP in Keralam: BJP candidate from Kazahakootam, V Muraleedharan.
Early trends: UDF takes charge in Malappuram as early leads emerge; LDF puts up tough fight Malappuram district in Keralam witnessing a clear early edge for the United Democratic Front (UDF) as counting trends emerge from multiple constituencies, though the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is putting up a fight in select seats.
Early Trends: NDA attains a massive lead in Assam until 9 am, UDF edges ahead in Keralam Meanwhile, in Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA alliance has achieved a massive lead over the Congress-led bloc with leads in 67 constituencies; meanwhile, the opposition alliance is ahead in 9.
Early Trends: TMC-BJP locked in close fight in West Bengal, DMK edges ahead in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) held a narrow advantage over the AIADMK-led alliance, leading in about 50 seats compared to around 25 for the opposition bloc.
Vijay leads after first round from Tiruchirappalli East; TVK claims early momentum in Tamil Nadu polls counting. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay is leading in the Tiruchirappalli East Assembly constituency at the end of the first round of counting by a margin of 1,669 votes.
West Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026: BJP leads in 142 seats, TMC in 99, Congress and Others in 2 seats each as per ABP Ananda.
West Bengal Assembly Election Trending 2026: BJP leads in 150 seats, TMC in 103 seats.
BJP leads in 91 Assam, TVK gains 102 seats in TN; UDF with 86 seats in Keralam.
Congress-Led UDF crosses majority mark in Keralam.
Assam Elections: The BJP is leading in 91 seats in Assam.
The Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is leading with 86 seats in Keralam.
BJP leads in 150 seats and TMC with 115 seats in West Bengal.
TVK takes lead in 85 seats in Tamil Nadu.
Assam Assembly Elections Trending 2026: BJP leads in 95 INC in 27 seats and OTH with 03 seats.
Keralam Assembly Elections Trending 2026: UDF leads in 91, LDF in 45 seats, BJP in 01 seats and OTH with 02 seats.
West Bengal Elections: Mamata Banerjee takes lead in Bhabanipur.
Assam Assembly Elections Trending 2026: The BJP has crossed the majority mark in Assam, leading in 78 of 126 seats, while Congress is ahead in 24 and Raijor Dal (RJRD) in one seat.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election results: Actor-turned politician and TVK chief Vijay is leading from the Perambur and Tiruchirappalli (East) constituencies. In the Perambur seat, he is leading by a margin of more than 2990 votes and by a margin of more than 3299 in Tiruchirappalli (East), according to the Election Commission of India trends.
Keralam Assembly Elections Trending 2026 : UDF sweeps early leads in Idukki; Minister Roshy Augustine trails. The trends also showed a setback for the ruling front in the district, with Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine trailing by 1,197 votes, while UDF candidate Roy K. Paulose has secured 4,212 votes so far in the initial rounds of counting.
West Bengal Elections: BJP crosses halfway mark in West Bengal, leads in 177 seats while TMC in 107, LEFT and OTH holds one seat each, with INC with 0 seats.
Assam Assembly Elections Trending 2026: BJP leads in 98 seats, INC in 26 seats, and OTH with 2 seats.
Tamil Nadu Elections: TVK workers celebrate as party leads in 108 seats in Tamil Nadu.
Keralam Assembly Elections Trending 2026: Celebrations underway at the Congress Headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram as the Congress-led UDF has crossed the majority mark of 94 seats in the state.
Puducherry Assembly Election Trending 2026: NDA leads in 14 seats, Congress+ with 5 seats, TVK+ holds 4 seats and OTH with 3 seats.
Puducherry Assembly Elections Result: N. Rangasamy wins from Thattanchavady constituency with a margin of 4441 votes: Source: ECINET.
Puducherry Assembly Elections 2026: BJP candidate A. Nmaassivayam wins from Mannadipet constituency with 6110 margin.
Assembly Election results 2026: PM Modi to join BJP leaders at party headquarters in Delhi for victory celebrations.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claims ‘wrong reporting’, urges TMC workers to stay firm.
Mimicry artist Ratan Ranjan performs a satirical skit dressed as CM Mamata Banerjee. In a satirical take on the political landscape of West Bengal, social media influencer and mimicry artist Ratan Ranjan arrived at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters on Monday, dressed as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Keralam Elections: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala wins from the Haripad assembly seat by a margin of 23,377 votes.
West Bengal Elections 2026: BJP workers and supporters continue their celebrations at a counting centre in Bhabanipur. The party is currently leading on 193 seats, way past the majority mark.