New Delhi, May 4 -- Panihati Election Result 2026 LIVE UPDATES: Counting is underway across West Bengal's 294 assembly seats. Going by early trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 191 constituencies. On the other hand, Mamata Banerjee's All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) is leading in 96 seats, needing 52 seats to hit the majority threshold.

While no official result has been declared by the Election Commission, trends predict a clear win for RG Kar rape victim's mother and BJP candidate from Panihati, Ratna Debnath.

Going by the early trends, Ratna Debnath is leading by a margin of 15,150 votes. She is pitted against TMC candidate Tirthankar Ghosh, who has accumulated 26,777 votes so far.

Tirthankar Ghosh is the son of ...