Updated: May 05, 2026 8:21:38 AM IST
Election Results 2026 Live: PM Modi said that now, West Bengal is “free from fear and full of confidence of development.”
Election Result 2026 Live: There is uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu despite a big mandate for the fledgling Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor-politician Vijay. Although the party managed to win over 100 seats in the southern state, it still fell short of the majority mark and now all eyes are on what happens next. After BJP’s easy victory in Bengal, the focus has now shifted to who will be made the Chief Minister.
BJP also registered a strong victory in Assam and Congress returned in Kerala.
The elections held in April produced results that were partly expected and partly surprising. Although it was expected that the Vijay-led TVK would make a dent in Tamil Nadu’s numbers, the performance they performed was not what was expected until the exit polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in West Bengal was also nothing short of a surprise and mild shock, making Narendra Modi the only sitting Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to win in the state. However, BJP’s performance in Assam was as expected.
In the assembly elections, two sitting chief ministers – Mamata Banerjee and MK Stalin – lost not only their states but also their seats in their respective assemblies.
A look at the election results-
west bengal – The Bharatiya Janata Party Created history by winning the state for the first time by removing the three-term rule of Trinamool Congress. BJP won 206 seats west bengalThe assembly of is 294, while TMC Could win only 81 seats. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur.
Tamil Nadu– While no party achieved a clear majority Tamil Nadu In the election, Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the largest party with 108 seats in the 234-seat assembly. DMK got 59 seats, AIADMK got 47 seats and Congress got 5 seats.
Kerala– The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) made a comeback in the state with 63 seats in the assembly of 140. While the incumbent CPI(M) won just 26 seats, the Indian Union Muslim League, which is a part of the UDF, won 22 seats.
Assam- In Assam, BJP won 82 out of total 126 seats, while Congress got just 19 seats. Congress‘Gaurav Gogoi lost from Johrat to BJP’s Hitendra Nath Goswami by a margin of over 23,000 votes.
Puducherry- In Puducherry, N. Rangaswami-led All India NR Congress, which is part of the BJP-led NDA, returned with 12 seats out of the total 13, while the BJP got 4 seats. DMK, TVK and Congress got 5, 2 and 1 seats respectively.
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BJP also registered a strong victory in Assam and Congress returned in Kerala.
The elections held in April produced results that were partly expected and partly surprising. Although it was expected that the Vijay-led TVK would make a dent in Tamil Nadu’s numbers, the performance they performed was not what was expected until the exit polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in West Bengal was also nothing short of a surprise and mild shock, making Narendra Modi the only sitting Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to win in the state. However, BJP’s performance in Assam was as expected.
In the assembly elections, two sitting chief ministers – Mamata Banerjee and MK Stalin – lost not only their states but also their seats in their respective assemblies.
A look at the election results-
west bengal – The Bharatiya Janata Party Created history by winning the state for the first time by removing the three-term rule of Trinamool Congress. BJP won 206 seats west bengalThe assembly of is 294, while TMC Could win only 81 seats. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur.
Tamil Nadu– While no party achieved a clear majority Tamil Nadu In the election, Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the largest party with 108 seats in the 234-seat assembly. DMK got 59 seats, AIADMK got 47 seats and Congress got 5 seats.
Kerala– The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) made a comeback in the state with 63 seats in the assembly of 140. While the incumbent CPI(M) won just 26 seats, the Indian Union Muslim League, which is a part of the UDF, won 22 seats.
Assam- In Assam, BJP won 82 out of total 126 seats, while Congress got just 19 seats. Congress‘Gaurav Gogoi lost from Johrat to BJP’s Hitendra Nath Goswami by a margin of over 23,000 votes.
Puducherry- In Puducherry, N. Rangaswami-led All India NR Congress, which is part of the BJP-led NDA, returned with 12 seats out of the total 13, while the BJP got 4 seats. DMK, TVK and Congress got 5, 2 and 1 seats respectively.
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May 05, 2026 8:20:54 am First
Election Results 2026 Live: ‘Will work for Hindus of Nandigram,’ says Suvendu Adhikari
Election Result 2026 Live: BJP leader and winning candidate from Bhabanipur and Nandigram seat Suvendu Adhikari said that he will work for the Hindus of the area.
“…This time I won the election by about ten thousand votes. The Hindu people of Nandigram made me win again. The entire Muslim vote there went to TMC… I will work for the Hindus of Nandigram. TMC will end. Within 24 hours it will end, it will end. This corrupt, dynastic party has no ideology… We will do the work which Home Minister Amit Shah had declared in the manifesto and Prime Minister Modi has repeatedly guaranteed. We will complete it…” he said after winning. Said.
May 05, 2026 8:18:28 am First
Election Results 2026 Live: Tight security outside Vijay’s house in Tamil Nadu
Election Result 2026 Live: Security has been increased outside Vijay’s residence after his spectacular performance in Tamil Nadu.
May 05, 2026 8:15:35 am First
Election Result 2026 Live: Mamata to address press conference today
Election Result 2026 Live: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will hold a press conference at 4 pm today after their party’s defeat in Bengal.
May 05, 2026 8:12:24 am First
Election Result 2026 Live: TVK wins Tirupattur seat by 1 vote against DMK
Election Results 2026 Live: In Tamil Nadu’s Tirupattur constituency, TVK candidate Seenivasa Sethupathi R won against DMK’s Periakaruppan CR by a margin of just one vote.
05 May 2026 8:07:26 am First
Election Result 2026 Live: Who will BJP choose as the Chief Minister of Bengal?
Election Results 2026 Live: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her home constituency Bhabanipur on Monday, has emerged as the front-runner for the post of chief minister after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the assembly elections in the eastern state, party officials said.
The BJP on Monday won the West Bengal Assembly elections for the first time, winning 206 of the 293 seats in the state for which counting took place. Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) won (or was leading) 81 seats.
However, BJP leaders said the party has not ruled out the names of state unit chief Samik Bhattacharya and vice-president Agnimitra Paul as other possible CM faces. Paul won from Asansol South on Monday.
According to a senior BJP functionary, Adhikari may get the reward of defeating Mamata Banerjee not once, but twice – this time by a margin of 15,105 votes in Bhabanipur. He defeated Banerjee from Nandigram by 1,956 votes in the 2021 elections. “He has been adamant against Mamata since he left TMC in 2020,” said a senior Bengal BJP leader, requesting anonymity. In return, the TMC government had filed nearly 300 cases against the officer, the leader said.
May 05, 2026 8:05:49 am First
Election Result 2026 Live: Amit Shah hails Bhawanipur result
Election Results 2026 Live: After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhawanipur by a margin of nearly 15,000 votes, Home Minister Amit Shah lauded her decision.
“Salute to the people of Bhabanipur. Their mandate has made it clear what will be the fate of an anarchist ruler,” he wrote on Twitter.
May 05, 2026 8:04:05 am First
Election Results 2026 Live: Rahul Gandhi congratulates Vijay on his big victory in Tamil Nadu
Election Results 2026 Live: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated actor-turned-politician Vijay for the party’s big victory in Tamil Nadu.
“I spoke to Thiru Vijay and congratulated him on the wonderful TVK result. This mandate reflects the rising voice of the youth, which cannot and will not be ignored. My heartfelt thanks to the Congress workers of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for their hard work and support. I reiterate that the Congress Party will continue to protect and serve the people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry,” Gandhi wrote on X.
May 05, 2026 8:02:08 am First
Election Result 2026 Live: MK Stalin accepts people’s decision
Election Results 2026 Live: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, who lost to TVK’s VS Babu in the Tamil Nadu elections, accepted the decision and congratulated the winners.
He wrote a long post on social media-
In the last five years, we have created many projects and provided good governance to the people of Tamil Nadu. We have uplifted Tamil Nadu in every way. In the electoral arena, we sought votes only by boasting of our achievements.
We campaigned for votes to ensure that the welfare schemes that we have delivered to the people will continue.
I express my heartfelt thanks to all the people of Tamil Nadu who supported and voted for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led secular progressive alliance.
I governed not only for those who voted, but also for those who forgot to vote.
I have been true to everyone. I have acted as per my conscience.
I have worked harder than I can. To my dear colleagues of Neta Karunanidhi, who have worked hard in the field like me and who are inseparable from my soul, my deepest gratitude!
Thank you to the leaders, officials and workers of the Maitri Movement who stood shoulder to shoulder with us – all of them!
In my political public life I have seen big victories; I have also faced defeat.
Therefore, I am someone who works with the understanding that ideals and policies matter most, not just wins and losses.
Thus, the political journey of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will continue without any interruption.
The DMK, which has so far served as an exemplary ruling party for the people – will henceforth serve as an exemplary opposition party.
May 05, 2026 7:58:38 am First
Election Result 2026 Live: In 2021, Mamata lost to Suvendu in Nandigram. He defeated them again in Bhawanipur
Election Results 2026 Live: The closely watched election battle between BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari and Trinamool Congress chief turned ugly on Monday, ending with a dent in the TMC stronghold.
Adhikari defeated incumbent Bengal Chief Minister Mamata by a margin of over 15,000 votes in what appears to be a repeat of the 2021 Nandigram election battle.
The BJP candidate, who was leading after several rounds of counting, secured over 67,000 votes in the high-stakes contest. The dramatic change in the constituency came as the early lead taken by Mamata was reversed in the last round of vote counting.
