Alliance tallies shift across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Kerala
Counting is underway across four states and results are taking shape at a brisk pace. In Tamil Nadu, where 118 seats mark the majority in a 234-seat assembly, independent and smaller-party candidates cumulatively hold a tally of 115 seats, with 10 declared and 105 leads still active, leaving them just 3 short of the majority mark. SPA stands at a tally of 60, while NDA has a tally of 55 seats with no wins declared yet. In West Bengal, BJP has crossed the majority mark of 148 in the 294-seat house on the strength of its tally, with 11 seats won and 168 leads giving it a combined tally of 179, if those leads hold. 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. In Puducherry, NDA has crossed the majority mark of 16 in the 30-seat assembly on tally, having won 13 seats outright and leading in 5 more for a tally of 18. SPA has a tally of 5 in Puducherry. Kerala presents the clearest picture so far. UDF leads the 140-seat assembly with a tally of 87, having won 68 seats and leading in 19 more, well past the majority mark of 71 if those leads hold. LDF has a tally of 36, with 30 won and 6 leading. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively hold a tally of 17 seats in Kerala.