The ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday was poised to sweep Bengal’s violence-scarred rural polls, as the overnight count of ballots gave it an unassailable lead in results declared till now by the State Election Commission.

The TMC has won 34,694-gram panchayat seats, besides leading in 677 seats, according to the SEC as of 1pm on Wednesday. Elections are being held for 63,229 gram panchayat seats. The ruling party’s nearest rival BJP has won 9,656 seats and is leading in 166 seats.