India, April 29 -- The 2026 Assembly exit polls have painted a dramatic and fragmented political picture across five key battlegrounds - West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry.

While West Bengal appears headed for a nail-biting finish between Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and the BJP, Tamil Nadu has thrown up the biggest surprise with actor-politician Vijay's TVK emerging as a major contender in several surveys.

With nearly 17 crore voters participating across 824 constituencies, the final results could reshape regional politics significantly.

West Bengal: Mamata vs BJP in razor-edge contest

West Bengal remains the most fiercely contested state in the exit polls, with agencies sharply divided over whether Chief M...