Kolkata, May 4 -- A sea of saffron took over the streets of Bhabanipur on Monday as BJP workers broke into early celebrations, distributing 'laddoos' and chanting slogans after the party surged past the magic figure in the West Bengal polls.

With the latest trends indicating a defeat for the ruling TMC, the atmosphere outside the counting station turned electric, signalling a massive political shift in the state after 15 years.

In Bhabanipur, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was leading over BJP's Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of 8482 votes after four of 20 rounds of counting, according to Election Commission of India (ECI) trends.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in 173 seats, while the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) was...