Alliance tallies shift across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Kerala
Counting is underway across four states and the numbers are moving fast. In Tamil Nadu, where 118 seats mark the majority in a 234-seat house, 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 sits at a tally of 60, having won 7 and leading in 53, while NDA is at 55, all of them leads with no seats declared yet. In West Bengal, BJP has crossed the majority mark of 148 on tally, holding 179 seats in all, with 11 won and 168 leads still active across the 294-seat assembly. TMC trails with a tally of 106, comprising 2 won and 104 leading seats. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 8 seats in West Bengal. Over in Puducherry, NDA has won 13 and is leading in 5 more for a tally of 18 in the 30-seat house, crossing the majority mark of 16 if those leads hold. SPA has a tally of 5 there. In Kerala, UDF leads the 140-seat count with 68 seats won and 19 more in hand, giving it a tally of 87 against a majority of 71, well past that threshold on current numbers. LDF has won 30 and is leading in 6 for a tally of 36, trailing considerably. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively account for a tally of 17 seats in Kerala.