A BJP flag is seen amid the party’s lead during vote tabulation on the day of Assembly election results in Kolkata, West Bengal, on May 4, 2026.
| Photo Credit: PTI
The results of the recently-concluded Assembly elections in four States (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Assam) and the Union Territory of Puducherry marked a shift in the political footprint of the country. While the results in Assam and Puducherry saw the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retain governance, the BJP swept the West Bengal elections with Suvendu Adhikari set to become the first BJP Chief Minister of Bengal.
In Tamil Nadu, the political drama that has unfolded with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), founded by actor C. Joseph Vijay, winning the most number of seats (108) and falling short of the majority by ten seats, has finally simmered down with the Congress and left parties extending their support.
Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) defeated the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), which has been at the helm in Kerala since 2016.
Saffronisation
The maps below show the changing political landscape.
At present the BJP or the NDA are governing 20 States and 2 Union Territories (Puducherry and Delhi), as compared to governing 16 States and 1 UT (Puducherry) in January 2024.
In the maps below, allies at the State-/UT-level are mentioned when either the BJP or Congress are a part of the government formed. Thus, Sikkim — which is part of the NDA — is marked as ‘Other’ as no BJP candidate has won a seat.
Published – May 09, 2026 05:27 pm IST
