Elections Results: Bengal Chooses BJP, Vijay Delivers Tamil Nadu Blockbuster, Congress Comeback In Kerala
Actor-turned-politician, Vijay is set for a big win in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026. Actor Vijay's new party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is leading in over 100 seats and the AIADMK-led alliance leading in over 71 seats.
In West Bengal, where people voted for 294 seats, it is a battle between the Trinamool Congress helmed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP has crossed the half mark and is leading in over 193 seats, according to early trends.
The election holds importance for two reasons - first, Bengal has long avoided the BJP. And second, Mamata Banerjee has waged a war against the Election Commission over the voter roll clean-up exercise Special Intensive Revision (SIR) that removed 89 lakh voters - roughly 11.6 per cent of the state's electorate. The figure is slightly more than the winning margin of the Trinamool Congress in 2021.
