West Bengal Election Results: Trinamool Goes Past Majority Mark

The Trinamool Congress has crossed the halfway mark of 147 seats in West Bengal, early trends show, according to NDTV.  

Trinamool is leading in 193 seats, while the BJP is leading in 97 as of 12:07 pm, the report said.

Votes are being counted today for the election to the legislative assembly of West Bengal, NDTV said.

The assembly election was spread over eight rounds of polling for a month amid the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The election saw a fierce contest between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.