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In West Bengal, as of 1.45 pm, the BJP was leading in 193 seats, media reports and data from the Election Commission showed. Want to know what these trends indicate? Join our live analysis show on YouTube now. youtube.com/watch?v=qmxikD…

#TamilNadu Chief Minister #MKStalin lost the #Kolathur constituency in northern Chennai by more than 8,700 votes. VS Babu, the TVK candidate won the seat. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092572… #tamilnadulegislativeassemblyelection2026

BJP is on track to end 15-year tenure of TMC in #WestBengal, and is leading in over 200 out of 293 constituencies. The polls followed after huge debate surrounding #BengalSIR. @AnantGuptaAG & @ShoaibDaniyal discuss the SIR's impact on polls. #Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=qmxikD…

Kerala’s incumbent Chief Minister #PinarayiVijayan won the #Dharmadam constituency defeating his nearest rival, the Congress’ VP Abdul Rasheed by more than 19,000 votes. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092576… #KeralaAssemblyElections2026

Sherman Ali Ahmed of Trinamool Congress won from Assam's Mandia Assembly constituency. scroll.in/article/101958… Read @ZamanRokibuz_'s 2022 piece on how Ahmed has been battling for a distinct Miya Muslim identity in the state.

The BJP was on Monday leading the Trinamool Congress as the votes in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections were being counted. As of 5:25 pm, BJP won in 15 seats, with BJP leader Agnimitra Paul winning from Asansol Dakshin. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092558…

#PinarayiVijayan is leading against the #Congress' VP Abdul Rasheed in the #Dharmadam constituency. Vijayan, who won the seat in 2021 by a margin of over 50,000 votes, is seeking a third consecutive term. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092576… #KeralaAssmeblyElections2026

The National Democratic Alliance, led by Rangasamy’s All India NR Congress, is leading in the Union Territory. scroll.in/latest/1092591…

An illustrator’s sketchbook of the Bengal poll campaign: A state holds its breath scroll.in/article/109256… A glimpse of the many moods in Kolkata. By Purvi Rajpuria

BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar is leading in Nemom, #Kerala. As of 4.12 pm, the United Democratic Front had won 56 seats and was leading in 42, reports and data from the Election Commission showed. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092555… #KeralaAssemblyElections2026

With the results showing the #UDF in the lead in a majority of seats, state Congress chief Sunny Joseph said that he is thankful to the residents of Kerala for giving the alliance a “thumping victory” in the Assembly elections. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092555… #KeralaElectionResult

“The BJP government has turned us into foreigners, demolished our homes, punished us by removing us from voter lists,” said Shahjamal, a resident of Assam. scroll.in/article/109181… Rokibuz Zaman reports

On April 23, Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhanu Pratap Singh said that #AbhijitIyerMitra could be charged under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita sections pertaining to sexual harassment and insulting the modesty of a woman for the contents of the tweets. scroll.in/latest/1092586…

Tamil Nadu election results: Vijay’s TVK leads in over 100 seats, DMK wins three seats scroll.in/latest/1092557… The counting began at 8 am. Polling in all 234 Assembly constituencies was held on April 23. A turnout of 85.1% was recorded.

Several exit polls forecast that the MK Stalin-led DMK would retain power. However, one agency, Axis My India, predicted that actor #Vijay-led #TVK may emerge as the single largest party. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092557… #TamilNaduElectionResults

Assam election results: BJP leads Congress, NDA ahead in nearly 100 seats scroll.in/latest/1092554… A party or an alliance needs 64 seats in the 126-member Assembly for a majority.

From jhalmuri to fish, how BJP is trying to shed its outsider image in Bengal scroll.in/article/109222… “The sentiment across Bengal is that the Trinamool is bad, but the BJP is against Bengalis,” said Kausik Maiti, organising secretary of Bangla Pokkho. “That is why the BJP is trying to pretend it is Bengali.” Anant Gupta reports

“The government for sure has neglected #ZubeenGarg’s death and inquiry,” Mridumani Hazarika Bora, owner of a stationery shop in Jorhat town said. “But it has worked for development, built flyovers and roads and empowered women.” scroll.in/article/109184… Rokibuz Zaman reports on #AssamPolls.

“Shocked” and “unexpected.” That’s how a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam worker described the mood in Tamil Nadu after actor turned politician Vijay’s historic electoral debut saw his party take the lead in 106 seats. @sighyush reports