Bengal election results: BJP leads TMC in early trends

The counting of votes in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections was underway on Monday.

As of 11 am the Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 181 seats, the ruling Trinamool Congress in 110 and the Congress in none, in early trends, media reports and data from the Election Commission showed. The counting began at 8 am.

A party or an alliance needs 148 seats in the 294-member Assembly to secure a majority.

Polling was held in two phases on April 23 and April 29 with a record provisional voter turnout of 92.4%.

The exit polls have forecast mixed results, with some predicting a win for the ruling Trinamool Congress and others for the Bharatiya Janata Party. TMC chief Mamata Banerjee claimed that the exit polls were “fabricated” and meant to demoralise her party’s supporters.

However, votes in 293 constituencies are being counted on Monday as the Election Commission has ordered repolling in the Falta Assembly seat citing “severe electoral offences”. The polling there will be held on May 21 and the votes will be counted on May 24.

On Saturday, repolling had also been held in 15 booths in the Diamond Harbour and Magrahat constituencies following reports from election officials and observers, and “material circumstances”.

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