BJP leads West Bengal results as Mamata Banerjee loses Bhabanipur seat

Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has lost the Bhabanipur assembly seat in West Bengal, according to early election results. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suvendu Adhikari defeated Banerjee by a margin of about 15,000 votes.

The result marks the second time Banerjee has lost to Adhikari in a direct contest. In the 2021 state election, she was defeated by him in the Nandigram constituency, although her party went on to form the government with a statewide majority.

According to preliminary trends from the Election Commission, the BJP has secured 184 of the 294 assembly seats, crossing the majority mark. The Trinamool Congress has won 64 seats so far.

The final results are still being tabulated, and official confirmation from the Election Commission is pending for several constituencies.