India, May 4 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is executing a "plan" to influence perception as counting continues for the 2026 Assembly elections.

In her first public statement during vote counting, the All India Trinamool Congress chief claimed that the BJP was "showing their results first" while delaying or underreporting her party's performance.

"I had said earlier that they will show their results first and ours later. This is part of their plan," Banerjee said in a video message, urging party workers and counting agents not to leave counting centres.

According to early trends, the BJP is leading in around 190 seats, while the Trinamool Congress is ahead in nearly 100 seats in th...