Alliance tallies pile up across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Kerala
Counting is underway across four states and the numbers are shifting 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 has a tally of 60, having won 7 and leading in 53, while NDA is at 55 with all of those as leads. In West Bengal, BJP has crossed the majority mark of 148 on tally, sitting at 179 across 11 won and 168 leading seats in the 294-seat assembly, though declared wins are still coming in. TMC trails with a tally of 106, comprising 2 won and 104 leading. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 8 seats in West Bengal. Over in Puducherry, NDA holds a tally of 18 in the 30-seat house where 16 is the majority, with 13 seats already won and 5 more in hand, putting the alliance past the majority mark on tally. SPA has a tally of 5 there. In Kerala, UDF leads the 140-seat contest with a tally of 87, having won 68 and leading in 19, well past the majority mark of 71 on combined count. LDF is trailing at 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.