Alliance standings across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Kerala
Counting is underway across four states and the union territory of Puducherry, with leads shifting as rounds progress. 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 leading, 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, 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 and 168 leading seats, if those leads hold. TMC trails with a tally of 106, made up of 2 won and 104 leading. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 8 seats in West Bengal. In Puducherry, NDA is leading in enough seats to cross the majority mark of 16 in the 30-seat assembly, holding a tally of 18 with 13 won and 5 leading. SPA has a tally of 5 there, with 2 won and 3 leading. In Kerala, UDF commands a tally of 87 across the 140-seat house, with 68 seats won and 19 in hand, well past the majority mark of 71 if those leads hold. LDF trails with 30 won and 6 leading, giving it a tally of 36. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively hold a tally of 17 seats in Kerala.