Assembly elections 2026 results LIVE: CEC orders immediate arrest of those involved in post-poll violence in West Bengal

The CPI State Committee is scheduled to meet on May 8 to decide on TVK’s request for support to form the government.

G. Sudhakaran, who contested and won in Kerala as an Independent with UDF support, ruled out joining Congress or forming a broader alliance.

The CPI, a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progress Alliance, has won two seats and has called for a State Committee meeting on May 8 to decide on TVK’s request.

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) wrote a letter to the Communist Party of India (CPI) seeking its support to form the government.

The CPI(M) initiated introspection into its 2026 electoral defeat, examining campaign strategies and organisational issues to regain voter support.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar directed authorities to immediately arrest those inciting violence and carrying out vandalism in West Bengal, and to maintain continuous patrolling in sensitive areas; directives were issued to the Chief Secretary, DGP, Kolkata police commissioner, and other officials.

The CPI(M) convened its State Committee meeting to discuss TVK’s request for support to form the government.

K. A. Sengottaiyan, chief coordinator of TVK’s high-level committee, arrived at Fort St. George to meet Assembly Secretariat officials.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged that democracy in West Bengal was being held at gunpoint and criticized Mamata Banerjee for not accepting the electoral mandate.

G. Sukumaran Nair, NSS general secretary, attributed the Congress-led UDF’s Kerala Assembly polls win to public discontent with the government, not to any single individual.

Following submission of official results, the Governor commenced the process to form the new government.

Assam Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel handed over the state Assembly poll results to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at Lok Bhavan in Guwahati.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma submitted his resignation to the Governor, paving the way for a new government; he indicated the caretaker government would continue until a new chief minister is chosen at a BJP Legislature Party meeting with central observers present.

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee in-charge Girish Chodankar stated Congress would extend its full support to TVK to form a secular government, conditional on TVK keeping out communal forces and upholding the Constitution.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president C. Joseph Vijay arrived at the party headquarters in Panaiyur, on the outskirts of Chennai.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi was named co-observer for the central roles in the post-poll leadership process.

The BJP appointed Union Home Minister Amit Shah as the central observer for the election of the leader of the Legislature Party in West Bengal.

Following the election results, the BJP is reported to have won 207 seats, paving the way to form a government in West Bengal, with the Trinamool Congress reduced to 80 seats.

Videos and reports emerged of a Lenin statue vandalised by a mob in Jiaganj, Murshidabad, amid post-poll tensions.

In central Kolkata near New Market, bulldozers were brought in to demolish structures as part of post-poll celebrations, with CAPF standing around; initial reports indicated meat shops were among the targets.

The TMC party office in Jagatballavpur was reportedly set ablaze on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, amid post-poll tensions in West Bengal.