West Bengal election results: BJP takes the lead in these crucial seats

As vote counting progresses for the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has surged ahead in the initial rounds, leaving the ruling Trinamool Congress facing major setbacks in its bid for a fourth consecutive term.

According to the latest available data, the BJP is leading in 111 Assembly seats, while the TMC is ahead in just 69 seats. Early trends indicate that the BJP is gaining traction in border regions, tribal areas, and industrial belts, while the TMC maintains a stronghold in parts of Kolkata and select rural constituencies.

In key constituencies, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari is leading in Nandigram by over 3,100 votes against TMC's Pabitra Kar. In Jhargram, BJP candidate Lakshmi Kanta Sau is ahead by 5,156 votes, while in Kolkata, BJP’s Purnima Chakraborty leads TMC minister Shashi Panja by 283 votes.

The BJP is also leading in Monteswar, where Saikat Panja is ahead by 3,486 votes against TMC's Siddiqullah Chowdhury. In Asansol Dakshin, BJP’s Agnimitra Paul is leading by 6,271 votes.

Former BJP MP Dilip Ghosh is leading in Kharagpur Sadar while party leader Roopa Ganguly is ahead in Sonarpur Dakshin.

Other constituencies where the BJP is making significant gains include Dinhata, Gosaba, Baghmundi, Bankura, Durgapur Purba, Binpur, Nayagram, Rajganj, and Bhagwangola, reflecting early momentum in key regions such as Junglemahal, north Bengal, and the industrial belts.

These early trends are signaling a dramatic shift in West Bengal’s political landscape, with the BJP making substantial inroads into TMC strongholds.