New Delhi, May 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday crossed the majority mark in a breathtaking West Bengal Elections, derailing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's ambition of a consecutive fourth term.

According to Election Commisison of India, the BJP is leading on 169 seats, while the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is leading on 91 seats, and CPIM on one seat.

With this, the BJP is on its way to form the first-ever government in West Bengal, breaching a state that saw Trinamool Congress' rule for 15 years and a 34-year period of rule of Communists before that.

West Bengal LoP and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari, elevated with the party performance, said, "The BJP will form the government with more than 180 ...