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 176 constituencies. On the other hand, Mamata Banerjee's All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) is leading in 94 seats, needing 54 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 5,067 votes. She is pitted against TMC candidate Tirthankar Ghosh, who has accumulated 8,717 votes so far.

Tirthankar Ghosh is the son of th...