BJP Bhabanipur candidate Suvendu Adhikari arrives at the counting centre at Sakhawat Memorial Government Girls School during counting of West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata on May 4, 2026.
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Etching history, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to win West Bengal State Assembly polls on Monday (May 4, 2026), leading on 189 of 293 seats. The counting of votes is put on hold in Falta.
Ending Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year reign as Chief Minister, the BJP has banked on turncoats since 2021 to gain foothold in its founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s homeland. Of the seven Trinamool Congress leaders who joined the BJP since 2024, it fielded only two — Dibyendu Adhikari and Tapas in head-to-head fights against TMC.
Published – May 04, 2026 02:06 pm IST
