Alliance tallies shift across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Kerala
Counting is underway across four states and results are shaping up at different paces. In Tamil Nadu, where 118 seats are needed for a majority in the 234-seat assembly, independent and smaller party candidates cumulatively lead in enough seats to hold a tally of 115, just three short of that mark, with 10 seats already decided in their favour. SPA has a tally of 60, with 7 won and 53 leads, while NDA is at 55, all of them leads. In West Bengal, BJP is leading in enough seats to cross the majority mark of 148 in the 294-seat house, holding a tally of 179 that includes 11 won seats and 168 leads. TMC trails with a tally of 106, comprising 2 won and 104 leads. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 8 seats in West Bengal. In Puducherry, NDA has a tally of 18 in the 30-seat assembly, where 16 seats are needed for a majority, with 13 already won and 5 leads, putting it on course to cross that threshold if the leads hold. SPA stands at a tally of 5 in Puducherry. In Kerala, UDF leads the 140-seat assembly count with a tally of 87, having won 68 seats and leading in 19 more, well past the majority mark of 71. LDF has a tally of 36, with 30 won and 6 leads. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively hold a tally of 17 seats in Kerala.