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Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026

BJP makes massive gains in Bengal

192

93

Saffron surge consolidates Trinamool trails in hard-fought battle

Results

TOTAL SEATS 293 293

MAJORITY

PARTY + ALLIANCE
SEATS

BJP

192
TMC

93
Congress

0
CPM

3
Others

5

*Leads

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In pictures: Kolkatans glued to screens as Assembly election counting unfolds under heavy security

From neighbourhood corners to counting centres, anticipation builds across the city with residents in a political mood

Kolkata sweet shops turn Assembly election into a celebration with poll-themed sandesh

A glaring gap

Some 27.16 lakh people have been disenfranchised in Bengal on trivial grounds. They may get back their voting rights one day, but meanwhile one or more elections will have come and gone

SUKANTA CHAUDHURI

Budget cure

Enabling wider adoption of generic medicines demands three pillars of reform: changing prescription habits of doctors, empowering pharmacists, and addressing fragile trust among patients

RANJIT NATH, GANESH PENUMAJJI

Stubborn germ

There is a lot to chew on. Has the judiciary’s position on hate speech, a contagion harnessed by the political class that is eating into India’s pluralist body politic, been consistent?

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Patchy progress

Taken together, the National Statistical Office data show that improved health-seeking behaviour among people is not being matched by betterment in institutional capacities in India

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Bengal Assembly Election Results 2026

BJP makes massive gains in Bengal

192

93

Saffron surge consolidates Trinamool trails in hard-fought battle

Results

BJP

192

TMC

93

Congress

0

CPM

3

Others

5

Box office to ballot box: Vijay’s political blockbuster puts him on track for power in Chennai

There is anti-incumbency, plus Hindus are consolidated in favour of the lotus

‘Everyone has right to propagate ideas’: Javed Akhtar on propaganda films

TN: CM Stalin trails from Kolathur, Udhayanidhi Stalin trails from Chepauk Thiruvallikeni

No victory rallies allowed on Monday, Election Commission and Kolkata Police say

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Vikramshila Setu collapse in Bihar's Bhagalpur halts traffic, major accident averted

Counting day schedule: Kolkata Police announce traffic restrictions and diversions

No violence: BJP tells workers ahead of Bengal election results

‘Scripted’ tag on attacks in 2 districts as fresh violence erupts before counting

Inclusion measures tested at polling booths, disabled voters highlight progress

Polls pass, perils persist in delta; job scarcity drives fishermen back to tiger waters

Twin faces of Matua politics: Thakur family’s sisters-in-law in rival TMC, BJP camps

A rare split among chimpanzees turns into a long running war

As pre-election debate over law and order hots up, how can Kolkata be made safer?

Watch: First they lost their homes in Bengal, now they’ve lost their identity too

Bullet on the ballot — Sitalkuchi victims’ families relive horror every election

SHORTS

BJP Makes Massive Gains in Bengal, TMC Calls Early Trends Fishy

Shashi Tharoor Says Few NDA Seats Make No Difference

BJP Pushes for First Rule in Bengal, BJP Workers Celebrate Party's Lead

UDF Crosses Halfway Mark in Kerala, Vijay's TVK Shines in Tamil Nadu

Assam Results: Gaurav Gogoi Expects Positive Outcome As Counting Continues

Postal Ballot Trends Give BJP Slight Edge in Bengal, TMC Eyes Fourth Term

Kerala Politics Will Change Permanently After Polls Says Rajeev Chandrashekar

Andaman & Nicobar Sets Guinness Record By Unfurling Largest Indian Flag Underwater

Sea Lion Named Chonkers For Its Big Size Drawing Crowds at San Francisco Pier 39

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Human in the Loop: Calcutta votes in three days, but the voter is reduced to a caricature

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In pictures: Kolkatans glued to screens as Assembly election counting unfolds under heavy security

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TN: CM Stalin trails from Kolathur, Udhayanidhi Stalin trails from Chepauk Thiruvallikeni

Supreme Court says no new hate speech law needed, stresses duty of restraint

Great Nicobar project row deepens as Congress rebuts BJP, flags ecological risks

Private universities delay salaries, flout pay norms, faculty flag work culture issues

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No violence: BJP tells workers ahead of Bengal election results