The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has crossed the halfway mark in early leads, and has managed to retain a significant gap between itself and the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC).
As the trends continued to pour in, TMC leaders termed the situation “fishy”, and urged caution in making claims of a landslide victory.
With West Bengal heading into verdict day today (May 4, 2026) after over a month of frenzied campaigning, the TMC looks to hold on to power, while the BJP seeks to make a historic breakthrough and claim the State for the first time.
Meanwhile, the CPI(M) and the Congress will be watching with equal keenness, hoping to reclaim a foothold in the State’s electoral map after five years in the wilderness, following their wipeout in the 2021 polls.
This year the State saw a turnout of 92.8% in the first phase on April 23, while the second recorded 91.47 % polling on April 29 — the highest in the State since Independence, according to the State’s Chief Electoral Officer. (The Hindu)
