Source: Election Commission of IndiaCounting begins 8:00 AM IST, 4 May 2026Before counting Counting begins 8 am IST, 4 May
May 2026

Assembly Election Results 2026

Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. Counting begins at 8:00 AM IST, 4 May 2026. Source: Election Commission of India.

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Official Results

Assembly Election Results 2026

Source: Election Commission of India · all times in IST.

States Counting on 4 May5 states · shaded by exit poll lead

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How the five states are shaping upWhat the exit polls predict

Tamil Nadu

234 seats
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: 121 seatsAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: 75 seatsTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam: 37 seatsOthers: 2 seats
121DMK
121DMK
75AIADMK
37TVK
2OTH
Majority mark: 118Total seats: 234Awaiting: 0

Kerala

140 seats
Indian National Congress: 77 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist): 59 seatsBharatiya Janata Party: 4 seatsOthers: 1 seats
77INC
77INC
59CPI(M)
4BJP
1OTH
Majority mark: 71Total seats: 140Awaiting: 0

West Bengal

294 seats
Bharatiya Janata Party: 151 seatsAll India Trinamool Congress: 134 seatsOthers: 4 seatsIndian National Congress: 2 seatsAwaiting: 3 seats
151BJP
151BJP
134TMC
4OTH
2INC
Majority mark: 148Total seats: 294Awaiting: 3

Assam

126 seats
Bharatiya Janata Party: 94 seatsIndian National Congress: 29 seatsOthers: 3 seatsAll India United Democratic Front: 1 seats
94BJP
94BJP
29INC
3OTH
1AIUDF
Majority mark: 64Total seats: 126Awaiting: 0

Puducherry

30 seats
Bharatiya Janata Party: 18 seatsIndian National Congress: 9 seatsOthers: 3 seats
18BJP
18BJP
9INC
3OTH
Majority mark: 16Total seats: 30Awaiting: 0
Predictions

What the exit polls say

Each agency's prediction, side by side. Once counting begins, these numbers sit next to the actual count from the Election Commission.

Exit Polls — May 2026Projection — Not Official

Exit polls are predictions, not results. The numbers below come from polling agencies and may differ widely from the actual count. The official tally is published by the Election Commission of India once counting begins on 4 May.

West Bengal

Most agencies put BJP ahead, around 151 seats.
Numbers averaged across 8 pollsters.

AgencyBJPTMC+OTHINC
Poll of Polls137–157131–1512–61–3
Matrize146–161125–1406–100–0
P-MARQ146–161118–1380–06–10
JVC138–159131–1520–20–2
Chanakya Strategies150–160130–1406–100–0
Peoples Pulse95–110177–1870–21–3
Poll Diary142–17199–1275–90–0
Today's Chanakya181–20389–1110–40–0
Average15113442
Actual count————
Difference————
StatusAwaitedAwaitedAwaitedAwaited
Past Elections

How these states have voted before

The last four assembly elections in each of the five states going to the polls.

Historical ResultsHow these states voted previously

Tamil Nadu

Won by DMK + INC

CM · M.K. Stalin (DMK)

  • DMK133(37.7%)
  • AIADMK66(33.3%)
  • INC18(4.3%)
  • BJP4(2.6%)
  • OTH13(22.1%)
234 seats · majority 118

Kerala

Won by LDF

CM · Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI(M))

  • CPI(M)62(25.4%)
  • INC21(25.1%)
  • CPI17(8.1%)
  • IUML15(8.3%)
  • BJP0(11.3%)
  • OTH25(21.8%)
140 seats · majority 71

West Bengal

Won by AITC

CM · Mamata Banerjee (AITC)

  • TMC215(47.9%)
  • BJP77(38.1%)
  • INC0(2.9%)
  • CPI(M)0(4.7%)
  • OTH2(6.4%)
294 seats · majority 148

Assam

Won by BJP + AGP + UPPL

CM · Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP)

  • BJP60(33.2%)
  • INC29(29.7%)
  • AIUDF16(9.3%)
  • AGP9(7.9%)
  • OTH12(19.9%)
126 seats · majority 64

Puducherry

Won by AINRC + BJP

CM · N. Rangasamy (AINRC)

  • AINRC10(23.7%)
  • BJP6(13.8%)
  • DMK6(14.2%)
  • INC2(15.4%)
  • IND6(32.9%)
30 seats · majority 16
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