- Shares linked to West Bengal are mostly trading higher on May 4 after election vote counting began
- Ganesh Consumer shares rose up to 11% intraday, with CESC and RPSG Ventures also gaining strongly
- Several other stocks like Coal India, Britannia, and Vishal Mega Mart saw gains over 1-2% on NSE
As vote counting continues for West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026, the stocks linked to the state are trading primarily higher after the opening bell on Monday, May 4.
Shares of companies such as Coal India, Exide, Britannia, Vishal Mega Mart, ITC, Titagarh Rail, Senco Gold, Emami, Ganesh Consumer, Vedant Fashions were in green on NSE at around 10 am today.
Ganesh Consumer is leading the gains with shares jumping up to 11% intraday, followed by CESC rising over 9%, RPSG Ventures, up 7.9%.
Somany Ceramics, Shree Cement, Balrampur Chini Mills, Tata Consumer, Senco Gold, Vishal Mega Mart shares surged over 2%, while Coal India, Britannia, Balmer Lawrie, Titagarh Rail shares rose more than 1% on NSE.
Notably, stocks such as Garden Reach and Everready were trading in red today.
The vote counting for 293 seats in West Bengal is underway in a decisive verdict that will determine if the Trinamool Congress (TMC) retains control of the state or if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieves a historic victory and comes to power for the first time.
So far, the BJP+ has exceeded the threshold of 148 required for a majority in West Bengal, holding sway over 170 seats, according to the latest figures from NDTV. This marks a significant increase of 95 seats compared to the 2021 figures.
Meanwhile, the TMC+ has witnessed major drop, falling to 119 seats, a decrease of 91 seats from its earlier count.
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