05052026-TTB-03.qxd 5/5/2026 12:57 AM Page 1 c m y b 13 From Gangotri (Uttarakhand) to Gangasagar (Bengal), the Bengal win is nothing but lotus in full bloom: PM /thetribunechd CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 123 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HARYANA tuesday | 5 may 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com TAMIL NADU TOTAL SEATS 234 SAFFRON VIJAY, 107 74 TVK MamaTa-Ta BJP 2 TMC+ CONG LEFT+ OTH TARGET 148 2026 ALLIANCE BJP+ TMC+ CONG LEFT+ OTH 2026 206 81 2 2 2 DMK+ ADMK+ OTH 2021 ALLIANCE TVK DMK+ ADMK+ OTH WEST BENGAL TOTAL SEATS 293* 2 1 2026 T 2 52 TARGET 118 HEBJP registered a historic victory over Mamata Banerjee’s TMC in elusive West Bengal, breaching the 200-seat mark, as it sealed its third straight term in Assam. In Tamil Nadu, actor-politician Vijay’s TVK made a stunning debut as the single largest party, finishing shy of the half-way mark. Kerala saw a sharp political reset with the country’s last Left government being voted out by the Congress after 10 years, while the BJP opened its account with three seats. Puducherry saw the return of the NDA govt. 206 81 The BJP looted over 100 seats. It is an immoral victory. Whatever EC did is illegal. Will bounce back: Mamata 2026 107 74 52 1 2021 0 159 75 0 ASSAM TOTAL SEATS 126 2021 77 214 0 1 1 102 21 2 BJP+ CONG+ AIUDF 1 OTH KERALA TOTAL SEATS 140 89 35 3 13 UDF LDF BJP+ OTH TARGET 71 * REPOLL DUE IN FALTA 2021 2026 TARGET 64 PUDUCHERRY 18 6 3 AINRC+ CONG+ TVK+ TARGET 16 2026 2021 TOTAL SEATS 30 2026 3 OTH 2021 ALLIANCE AINRC+ CONG+ TVK+ OTH 2026 18 6 3 3 2021 16 8 0 6 ASSEMBLY POLL VERDICT DETAILED COVERAGE INSIDE c m y b 2021 ALLIANCE BJP+ CONG+ AIUDF+ OTH 2026 102 21 2 1 2021 73 31 16 6 ALLIANCE UDF LDF BJP+ OTH 2026 89 35 3 13 2021 40 92 0 8
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