Assembly Polls
Assembly polls: TMC sweeping Bengal, DMK leading in TN, LDF in Kerala, NDA in Assam, NRC in Pondy
New Delhi/UNI: The Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, DMK-led Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu, BJP-led NDA in Assam, LDF in Kerala and N R Congress-led BJP alliance in Puducherry, are leading in more than half of the seats in their respective states as per the trends of counting of votes for Assembly elections on Sunday.
In West Bengal, out of 292 seats, Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is leading in 202 seats while BJP is ahead in 77 seats. DMK-Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu is racing ahead in 137 of 231 seats while the AIADMK-led BJP alliance is leading in 93 seats.
LDF in Kerala has maintained a lead in 84 seats while UDF is ahead in 45 seats and NDA in three.
In Assam, BJP-led NDA is ahead in 70 seats while UPA in 38 seats.
In Puducherry, the NRC+ was ahead in eight constituencies while Congress in three.
If the trends continues, TMC will be re-elected in Bengal for the third consecutive time while NDA in Assam and LDF in Kerala will see another term.
In a change, DMK will return to power in Tamil Nadu after a decade while NRC will wrest Pondy from Congress.
The elections were held between March 27 and April 29. West Bengal (294 seats) went for polls in eight phases.
However, polling on two seats was postponed due to the death of candidates. Voting for Assam (126) was held in three phases while in Tamil Nadu (234), Kerala (140) and Puducherry (30), the polling was conducted in a single phase.
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