Tensions flared across West Bengal during vote counting as clashes erupted near multiple counting centres. In Asansol, a scuffle broke out near the engineering college counting centre, forcing security forces to resort to a lathi-charge to disperse crowds. Reports of vandalism emerged, with chairs and motorbikes damaged in the chaos. Similar confrontations were reported in Barrackpore and Dinhata, where workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party and All India Trinamool Congress allegedly clashed. Amid the unrest, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP and the Election Commission of a “conspiracy” as early trends showed the BJP taking the lead. The situation remains tense as counting continues under tight security across the state.