Tamil Nadu, West Bengal election results 2026: Modi's party gains in key India state polls

This live coverage has closed - see our analysis here Ballots are being counted in four Indian state elections - West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam - and the federal territory of Puducherry Voting trends show PM Narendra Modi's BJP is well ahead in Assam and West Bengal and its alliance looks set to return to power in Puducherry West Bengal's incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is headed for a shock defeat after serving three terms A setback for Banerjee, as trends suggest, could weaken the opposition bloc in the run-up to the 2029 general election, analysts say Tamil Nadu too is seeing huge political disruption as a new party led by superstar Vijay races ahead, shocking older regional rivals In Kerala, the Congress looks set to defeat a Left party alliance, which had governed the state for two consecutive terms Produced by Geeta Pandey and Zoya Mateen in Delhi and edited by Sharanya Hrishikesh in London We are now pausing our live coverage. Counting is still under way, but the results are largely clear - and what stands out is just how many surprises these elections have produced. Taken together, these results suggest an interesting shift - the BJP is expanding into ne