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2026 Election Shows Parties Guarded Strongholds With Huge Winning Margins Intact
Politics
Published on 7 May 2026
Some parties won big and never let go of seats
A post-election analysis of the 2026 results shows a clear pattern: parties tended to retain constituencies where they already delivered the biggest winning margins. In West Bengal, both BJP and Trinamool Congress held their strongholds, while Kerala’s IUML kept its dominance. Tamil Nadu saw major movement as Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged in high-margin seats, even as AIADMK held ground.
- Big-margin constituencies largely stayed with the incumbent parties
- West Bengal BJP and Trinamool Congress retained key strongholds
- Kerala’s IUML dominance continued unchanged
- Tamil Nadu shifts: TVK gained high-margin seats while AIADMK held
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