Assembly Election Results 2026 Highlights | BJP's Bengal dream comes true, TVK springs a surprise in TN

Assembly elections in Kerala are due on April 9 and, unlike several other Indian States, the electorate here has historically displayed a strong tendency to alternate power between the two major political fronts, making anti-incumbency a defining feature of the State's electoral politics.

. Elections to 234 Assembly constituencies were held on April 23, and the polled votes will be taken up for counting on Monday.

. The BJP has been targeting at least ten seats and emerge as a decisive player in Kerala assembly.

. Counting of votes will be held on Monday in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal after a riveting high-voltage contest with the outcome crucial for prominent ruling regional parties like the TMC and DMK as well as the BJP, Congress and the Left.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) is hoping to win its fourth consecutive term in West Bengal by overcoming a spirited challenge from the main opposition BJP, while the CPI(M) and the Congress are trying to reclaim a foothold following their wipeout in the 2021 polls. Smaller parties like Humayun Kabir's AJUP and Asaduddin Owasi's AIMIM are also trying their luck in some crucial pockets.

The BJP-led NDA is hoping for a hat-trick in Assam. EVMs, holding the electoral fates of 722 hopefuls from 126 assembly constituencies of the state, will be opened at 40 counting centres across 35 districts.

In Kerala, buoyed by its performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and recent local body elections, the Congress-led UDF is hoping to oust the Left Democratic Front (LDF), which has been in power for two terms, while the BJP-led NDA is attempting to gain a foothold in the state with a bipolar polity.

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is hoping for a second consecutive term after contesting in a changed political arena as, apart from its main rival AIADMK, there were new entrants like actor-politician Vijay-led TVK's and Tamil nationalist Seeman's NTK.

In Puducherry, the NDA comprising AINRC, BJP, AIADMK and LJK faces a challenge from the INDIA bloc comprising the Congress, DMK and the VCK. (PTI)

. For the purpose of counting of votes recorded in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), 234 counting halls have been arranged.

An additional 240 halls have been designated for the counting of Postal Ballots and Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots (ETPBs), Chief Electoral Officer Patnaik said in an official release.

The counting operations will be conducted by the Returning Officers (ROs) with the help of Assistant Returning Officers (AROs). A total of 10,545 counting personnel have been drafted for counting duty, supported by 4,624 micro-observers to ensure transparency and integrity of the counting process.

Police sources said approximately one lakh personnel are being deployed for security on vote counting day. (PTI)

. Speaking to PTI Videos, Thirupathy said the reactions of the DMK and its allies, including the CPM, Congress, and VCK, over the last two days indicated that they were "rattled".

He noted that while the entry of actor Vijay into the electoral fray would likely split anti-establishment votes, the "anti-DMK mood" among the public remained strong, with the primary goal of voting the current government out of power. (PTI)

. Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with her party's counting agents for the Bhabanipur constituency, from where she is seeking a re-election, on Sunday evening, hours before the counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly election is scheduled to begin.

The meeting at the CM's Kalighat residence was attended by TMC leader and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim, among others.

"Mamata Banerjee will win in Bhabanipur by a huge margin," Hakim asserted, while speaking to a vernacular news channel.

Claiming that the TMC has worked for the welfare of the people across the year, he asserted that Banerjee will take oath as the state's chief minister for the fourth consecutive term after the results. (PTI)

. Speaking to reporters here, Ghosh said he has "information from credible sources that front-ranking leaders of some political parties confided at a recent meeting that the BJP will not get more than 78 seats in the polls."

Ghosh claimed that after "realising the party will not cross the 100 mark in West Bengal, the BJP is now trying to instigate disruptions in places like Falta while making tall claims about coming to power, which will never see the light of day.."

. Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday exuded confidence that the BJP would perform exceptionally well in all five Assembly polls, the results of which would be declared on Monday.

The Union Minister of State for Law and Justice arrived in Ranchi on Sunday to attend various programmes in the state.

Interacting with reporters at the airport here, he said, "Elections were held in five states, and the BJP's performance in all of them is going to be exceptional."

. Ramakrishnan said a similar campaign had been mounted by the opposition after the 2021 Assembly polls, when the UDF had claimed that several LDF leaders would lose, only for the results to prove otherwise.

He said exit poll assessments had gone wrong on several occasions in both national and state-level elections.

"The LDF will secure a decisive victory. The claims made by the Congress and UDF will end on Monday when the results are announced. We are confident that the CPI(M)-led LDF will retain power," he said.

Ramakrishnan said discussions on victory and defeat within parties after an election were normal, but alleged that the UDF had gone beyond that by openly debating its chief ministerial candidate even before the results.

. "I will win by a massive majority. If anyone has any doubt, they can come forward and bet Rs 1 crore," Senior politician and BJP candidate P C George told a TV channel.

George also predicted victory for his son, Shone George, in the neighbouring Pala constituency, saying the upcoming Assembly would witness the father-son duo entering the House together.

He further claimed that the BJP would make significant gains in Kerala under the leadership of Rajeev Chandrasekhar and suggested that the election outcome in the state would be a hung Assembly, with no front securing a clear majority.

. The CEO said, in all, six counting centres have been set up across the Union Territory.

In Puducherry region, counting of votes will take place at Women's Engineering College, Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic and Tagore Arts and Science College.

In Karaikal, counting will be held at the P G Centre of Arignar Anna Government Arts and Science College. In Mahe, the counting centre has been set up at Jawaharlal Nehru Government Higher Secondary School and in Yanam, it will be conducted at S R K Government Arts College.

Substantial manpower has been deployed for the smooth conduct of counting. There will be 218 counting supervisors, 221 counting Assistants and 232 micro-observers.

. Heavy security arrangements have been put in place at the counting centre set up at Loyola College in Chennai, where votes for several key Assembly constituencies will be counted today.

. Ahead of counting of votes for West Bengal Elections 2026, CPI(M) candidate for Jadavpur constituency, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, said, "It is the result day today. I am hopeful of the Left having performed well this time...There should be a change. Common people are upset with the Govt. Let's see what the results would be..."

On repolling in Falta on 21st May, he said, "Corrupt practices were adopted in Falta. It shows that the Election Commission officers were also involved...If Election Commission officers get involved too, what can we say..."

. It also ordered a repoll in polling booths of an entire Assembly constituency Falta later May and the counting will be held for 293 of the 294 seats.

. ECI on Saturday night ordered a repoll at all the 285 polling stations.

. Poori and sweets being prepared at the BJP Headquarters in Delhi as counting of votes for the elections to the Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry will begin shortly.

. Stringent security arrangements were put in place across West Bengal on Monday as counting of votes for the high-stakes assembly elections will begin at 8 am, officials said.

More than 2.5 lakh personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), along with state police, have been deployed at 77 counting centres across 23 districts under a multi-layered security grid, they said.

. Postal ballots show DMK (4), TVK (1) in Tamil Nadu, TMC (27), BJP (30) in West Bengal

. Early trends from Bhabanipur show Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee trailing Bharatiya Janata Party’s Suvendu Adhikari in the constituency she has held since 2011

. TVK establishes lead in 65 seats, pushing the ruling DMK to 49, early trend shows

. AIADMK leading in 68 seats while TVK is ahead in 67 of them effectively pushing DMK to third position

. Tamil Nadu CM Stalin, 14 cabinet colleagues trailing.

. Pinarayi Vijayan— trailing from Dharmadam

V D Satheesan— leading from Paravur

Chandy Oommen— leading from Puthuppally

Rajeev Chandrasekhar-- leading from Nemom

. According to Election Commission, following parties are leading as of 10:50 am

BJP— 94

TMC- 55

. The Congress-led UDF surged ahead in Kerala on Monday as counting of votes for the April 9 Assembly elections gathered pace, with early trends showing a clear advantage for the opposition alliance in lines with exit poll predictions.

After the first few rounds of counting, the United Democratic Front was leading in 100 of the 140 Assembly seats, while the CPI(M)-led ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) was ahead in just in 40 constituencies.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was leading in only one seat, according to television reports.

. According to Election Commission, following parties are leading in the seats as of 11:03 am

TVK—102

AIADMK— 67

DMK—38

. BJP: 77 Congress 25 Others: 24

. UDF 99 LDF 40 NDA 1

. Adhir Ranjan Choudhury— Trailing from Berhampore

Mamata Banerjee— Leading from Bhabanipur

Suvendu Adhikari—Trailing from Bhabanipur

Kunal Ghosh— Leading from Beleghata

. BJP is currently leading in 144 seats in West Bengal while TMC is ahead in 76

. BJP workers distribute sweets outside the counting centre in Bhabanipur assembly constituency as BJP crosses the majority mark in the state.

. TVK is leading in 108 seats while DMK is ahead in 63

. Celebrations underway at the Congress Headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram as the Congress-led UDF has crossed the majority mark of 71 seats in the state.

. In a dramatic reconfiguration of Tamil Nadu's political landscape, the 2026 Assembly Election trends on Monday showcased a "resurgent" AIADMK holding its ground even as the debutant TVK swept through several bastions.

As counting progresses into the afternoon for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has extended his lead to 17,766 votes in his home constituency of Edappadi, maintaining his status as the party's most secure candidate.

. BJP — 198

TMC—92

. UDF—83

LDF—42

BJP—2

. UDF 101 LDF 37 BJP 2

. TVK 112 DMK 47 AIADMK 58

. BJP 192 TMC 95 AJUP 2 CPI(M) 1 AISF 1 INC - 1

. Congress MLA Chandy Oommen on Monday retained his home turf Puthuppally by a massive margin of 52,907 votes.

. B B Gopakumar won from Chathanoor while Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrested the Nemom seat the party had last won in 2016.

. As per ECI trends at 5 pm the BJP is leading in 186 seats and has won 11 seats. The party is only 3 seats short of the 200 mark.

. "The CPI(M) will introspect on the reasons that led to the defeat of the LDF in Keralam and assure that the Party will take all corrective measures."

. LoP Rahul Gandhi spoke to Mamata Banerjee, M K Stalin about election results. He also congratulated Vijay on TVK's performance in Tamil Nadu.

. The PM is expected to address BJP workers here soon.

The PM arrived wearing a traditional Bengali dhoti and kurta.

. Nitin Nabin thanked the party workers after BJP's win in West Bengal and Assam.

Nabin said that the Opposition lost as a result of opposing the Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha.

. PM Modi thanked the people of Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. He also thanked the party workers for their hard work.

Modi lauded the leadership of BJP president Nitin Nabin.

. "Last year after Bihar elections I told you right here that Ganga flows from Bihar to Bengal, after today's results, lotus has bloomed from Gangotri to Gangasagar," Modi said.

. "Dr. Mukherjee fought for the integrity of India. On May 4, 2026, the people of Bengal have given BJP workers the chance to fulfil his dream of development in Bengal."

. When BJP has won in Bengal, there should be talk of 'badlav (change)' not 'badla (revenge)'; 'bhavishya (future)' not 'bhay (fear)', said PM Modi.

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