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 are needed for a majority in the 234-seat assembly, independent and smaller party candidates cumulatively hold a tally of 115 seats, with 10 declared and 105 leads still in play, leaving them just 3 short of the majority mark. SPA has a tally of 60, with 7 won and 53 leading, while NDA is at 55 seats, all in leads. In West Bengal, BJP has crossed the majority mark of 148 in the 294-seat house on the strength of its tally of 179, comprising 11 won seats and 168 leads, if those leads hold. TMC trails with a tally of 106, made up of 2 won and 104 leading, and 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, with 13 seats already won and 5 leads, crossing the majority mark of 16 if those leads hold. SPA has a tally of 5 in Puducherry, with 2 won and 3 leading. In Kerala, UDF leads the 140-seat assembly with a tally of 87, comprising 68 won seats and 19 leads, well past the majority mark of 71 if those leads hold. LDF has a tally of 36, with 30 won and 6 leading, while candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively hold a tally of 17 seats in Kerala.