New Delhi, May 4 -- The near two-month-long electoral spectacle has entered its most electrifying phase, and as counting machines hum to life across five politically crucial battlegrounds, the early story emerging is nothing short of seismic: a sweeping churn of power in three states, while Assam and Puducherry appear to be resisting the tide.
From the crack of dawn, counting centres transformed into high-security nerve hubs, with postal ballots opening the day's political script before the decisive Electronic Voting Machine rounds began shaping the narrative. By mid-morning, trends began flashing across screens-volatile, dramatic, and unmistakably pointing toward a reshaping of regional power equations.
West Bengal, long a citadel of fie...