BJP takes lead in 150 in West Bengal, TMC in 103 :::: Lotus party way ahead in Assam; DMK ahead in Tamil Nadu :::::: Big Day in Indian Politics: The polls marked a watershed in the history of West Bengal, many said :::::

Mamata's citadel cracks

BJP leading in 9 in Kerala. That's significant.

Early trends from Malda show Congress' Mausam Noor leading

BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul leads in Asansol 

Dilip Ghosh leads in Kharagpur Sadar

According to  reports, the BJP was leading in six of the assembly seats in Malda district in West Bengal, while the TMC had an edge in four of the segments. 

In Bhabanipur, Mamata trailing 

Malda is among the districts which experienced some of the highest deletions during the SIR exercise.

Counting of votes for the elections to the Assemblies of Assam, Keralam, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry begins. Counting of votes for by-polls in seven Assembly constituencies of five States also being done today.

Udaynidhi (DMK) trailing in Tamil Nadu 

BJP takes crucial lead in West Bengal 

TMC leads in 67, 

BJP - 71

Assam BJP leading in 35, Congress - 8

In West Bengal, counting being done on 293 of the total 294 seats, as repolling to be done in Falta on May 21. 

In state capital Kolkata, counting for 11 assembly constituencies is being conducted across five locations 

-- Ballygunge Govt High School, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University, Sakhawat Memorial Govt Girls' High School, Netaji Indoor Stadium and St Thomas Boys' School. 

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh leading 

Suvendu Adhikari leading in both Babhabipur and Nandigram.

More than 2.5 lakh personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), along with state police, have been deployed, with the TMC and BJP engaging in a showdown outside several strongrooms, where EVMs were stored, in the run-up to the counting.  

Counting for high-stakes elections across 823 seats in four states and 1 UT   

West Bengal  recorded a historic voter turnout of 92.47% in the two phases, the highest ever in Bengal’s electoral history.

In 2011 election also there was huge turnout - around 84 per cent.

Assam voted in a single phase on April 9 and delivered an impressive 85.38% voter turnout, comfortably beating the 82.04% seen in 2021. The contest here is a straight two-horse race between Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s BJP-led NDA and a resurgent Congress.

Can Pinarayi Vijayan get a hattrick?

Kerala, which voted on April 23 in a single phase, is shaping up as one of the clearest indicator races of the day. 

The 140-seat assembly is currently held by the LDF (Left Democratic Front) led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. His government rode to a historic back-to-back win in 2021, but in 2026 the headwinds are severe.

IN Assam, BJP ahead in 12 seats, Congress in 1 in very early trends 

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari leads in early postal ballot trends in Bhabanipur