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NEW DELHI: The EC has introduced a QR code-based verification system to regulate access of persons to counting halls on May 4, the day of poll results.

The Election Commission said that the new system will be implemented ahead of the May 4 counting of votes polled in the Assembly elections held in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry and the by-elections in 7 assembly constituencies of five states.

Polling for the 140-member Kerala assembly was held on April 9, and the results of the assembly elections will be announced on May 4, along with West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry.

Mamata Banerjee expressed confidence that TMC will form the government after the results of the Bengal assembly elections are announced on May 4.| India News

Axis My India founder Pradeep Gupta said on Thursday that the West Bengal voters were not responding to their survey.| India News

Pingla in Paschim Medinipur district is currently represented by Ajit Maity of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in the West Bengal Legislative .

Polling agency Axis My India will not release West Bengal exit poll data for the 2026 elections. The agency cited a lack of representative sample and widespread voter silence. This non-responsiveness impacts the reliability of projections. Other agencies have released exit polls indicating a close contest between principal rivals. Final results will be known on May 4.

Gupta broke down on live TV as the results for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 trickled in, upending the exit poll predictions by his agency. | Trending

These razor-thin victories in 2021 election highlight a set of seats that could easily swing either way, making them critical battlegrounds in the 2026 poll results.

AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said there was no Chief Minister change in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state will be resolved soon. The Congress chief's statement comes amid speculations within the party and political circles about a possible decision on leadership change and cabinet reshuffle after May 4, once the results for assembly elections in four states and one union territory, along with bypolls to two assembly segments in Karnataka, are announced.