Overview
- Election Commission trends on Monday show the BJP leading in roughly 195 of 294 seats in West Bengal, putting its first state government there within reach.
- In Tamil Nadu, actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged past both Dravidian rivals with leads topping 100, positioning the new party as the single largest in the assembly.
- Kerala’s Congress-led United Democratic Front crossed the majority mark in trends and is on track to end a decade of Left Democratic Front rule.
- The BJP is set to retain Assam with a clear lead reported across outlets, while the AINRC-led NDA in Puducherry has reached or passed the 16-seat majority threshold in the 30-member house.
- TMC leaders in West Bengal accused the Election Commission of irregularities during counting, a dispute layered over a pre-count roll revision that reportedly removed about 8.9 million names and a heavy security deployment; final margins may shift as counting continues.