Lotus blooms in West Bengal, says PM Modi as TMC stares at crushing defeat in its own bastion

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in the West Bengal assembly election, with the party's supporters celebrating the early lead. The BJP is ahead in over 200 seats, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is struggling at a distant second. The Election Commission of India began counting votes, and the BJP's lead has widened against the TMC. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory for the BJP, saying the party's politics of good governance has triumphed.