Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:36am on 04 May 2026,Monday India
Votes will be counted from 8 am across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry. The results will decide if Mamata Banerjee secures a fourth term. In Tamil Nadu, actor-turned-politician Vijay faces his first electoral test. Exit polls suggest an edge for BJP in Assam under Himanta Biswa Sarma, while M. K. Stalin may return in Tamil Nadu. In Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan seeks to defend the Left’s last stronghold. In Puducherry, N. Rangasamy is aiming for another term. (PC: India today)