Alliance tallies shift across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Kerala
Counting is underway across four states and the numbers are moving quickly. In Tamil Nadu, where 118 seats mark the majority in a 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 sits at a tally of 60, having won 7 and leading in 53, while NDA is at 55, all from leads with no seats declared yet. In West Bengal, BJP has crossed the majority mark of 148 on tally alone, sitting at 179 across 11 won and 168 leading seats in the 294-seat house. If those leads hold, BJP would be well past the threshold. 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. Puducherry, with its 30-seat assembly and a majority mark of 16, sees NDA leading on tally with 18 seats, 13 already won and 5 leads in hand, putting it past the majority mark if those leads hold. SPA has a tally of 5 there, with 2 won and 3 leading. In Kerala, UDF holds a tally of 87 in the 140-seat assembly where 71 is the majority mark, with 68 seats won and 19 leads still active, comfortably past the threshold on current trends. LDF trails with 30 won and 6 leading for a tally of 36. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively hold a tally of 17 in Kerala.