Election Result LIVE 2026: Stay with us for the latest election result 2026 live updates, including early leads, winning margins, seat-by-seat tallies, and party-wise counts as they come in from the Election Commission of India.Assembly Elections 2026 Results LIVE Updates: Counting of votes is currently underway in four states and one union territory — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry. Each state has its own political story, its own front-runners, and its own surprise elements waiting to be revealed.
According to the early trends trickling in, the Thalapathy Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is leading in Tamil Nadu. The BJP is leading on 8 seats whereas the TMC is leading on one seat in West Bengal. In Kerala, the UDF is leading in 4 seats and the Congress on 2. The BJP is leading in 3 seats in Assam, as per postal ballots.
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According to exit polls, the BJP is likely to secure a landslide majority in Assam and Puducherry, whereas it is likely to struggle in Kerala. In Bengal, most pollsters have predicted a tight contest between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
In Tamil Nadu, most pollsters have predicted a strong comeback for the DMK-Congress combine, with Times Now-JVC and Axis My India being the only exceptions. Times Now-JVC predicted a comfortable majority for the AIADMK, giving it 128-147 seats, whereas Axis My India predicted a huge win for TVK, giving it 98-120 seats.
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The outcomes will determine the next governments in the 4 states and one union territory, with implications for national political equations ahead of future elections. Stay with us for the latest election result 2026 live updates, including early leads, winning margins, seat-by-seat tallies, and party-wise counts as they come in from the Election Commission of India.
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According to early trends, the BJP is leading on 8 seats in West Bengal. The TMC, on the other hand, is leading on one seat at present.
According to postal ballots, the BJP is leading in 3 seats in Assam.
Postal ballots suggest that the UDF is leading in 4 seats and the Congress in 2 seats in Kerala.
Thalapathy Vijay-led TVK is currently leading in Tamil Nadu's capital city Chennai, as per early trends.
Food and sweets are being prepared at the BJP headquarters in Delhi as counting of votes is set to begin in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
Ahead of the counting of votes in West Bengal, TMC candidate from Baharampur assembly constituency Naru Gopal Mukherjee said, “There's no question about it. The TMC will form the government again. The BJP would be within 100.”
Ahead of the counting of votes in TamiL Nadu, the question everybody has is whether Thalapathy Vijay will be able to translate his superstardom into electoral victory in DMK's stronghold Perambur.
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Sharing a campaign video, the IT wing of the DMK wrote on X, "We are the heirs of Dravidianism, who came to uproot Aryanism!"
Counting agents from various political parties have begun arriving at the strong rooms housing EVMs in Assam and Kerala. The movement comes ahead of the vote counting, which will start at 8 am.
Ahead of the counting of votes, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleged in a post on X that "deliberate load-shedding" is being carried out in various areas of West Bengal such as Hooghly's Serampore, Nadia’s Krishnanagar, to Burdwan's Ausgram, and Kolkata's Kshudiram Anushilan Kendra.
She further claimed that CCTV is being turned off and vehicles are moving in and out of strong rooms.
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As the results are yet to be declared, Tamil Nadu saw a triangular contest between the Chief Minister MK Stalin-led DMK, Edappadi Palanisami-led AIADMK, and the Thalapathy Vijay-headlined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.
In the 2021 assembly election, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) won by a landslide majority, with 213 out of the total 294 seats in the state assembly.
The BJP emerged as the main opposition party, winning 77 seats and increasing its vote share from 10% in 2016 to 38% in 2021. The Congress and the Left Front drew a blank.
The counting of votes is set to begin soon in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
