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Modi Grabs West Bengal and Vijay Wins Tamil Nadu in Anti-Incumbency Elections

BJP is set to win elections in three of five states.

India’s Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi greets his supporters during a mass rally in Kolkata on March 14, 2026.Photographer: DIibyangshu Sarkar/AFP

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By Menaka Doshi

May 4, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC

Corrected

May 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM UTC

Welcome to a special issue of India Edition, Bloomberg’s daily dive into what’s moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I’m Menaka Doshi . If you didn’t receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here , and share feedback with us here .

In today’s special election edition I decode the political earthquake in east and south India.