As vote counting gathered momentum across four states and one Union Territory on Monday, dramatic trends began emerging through the afternoon.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has surged past the majority mark in West Bengal, delivering a major setback to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC).
In Tamil Nadu, Thalapathy Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has crossed the 100-seat mark, marking a striking debut performance.
In Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is heading towards a landslide comeback. Meanwhile, the BJP-led NDA is on course for a dominant third consecutive term in Assam.
In Puducherry, the AINRC-led NDA is currently in the lead.
Here is the state-wise seat tally as it stood at 1:30 pm
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West Bengal (294 seats | Majority: 148)
- BJP: 181 seats
- TMC: 92 seats
- Others: 21 seats
Tamil Nadu (234 seats | Majority: 118)
- TVK (Thalapathy Vijay): 108 seats
- AIADMK: 81 seats
- DMK: 47 seats
- INC: 5 seats
- Others: Remaining seats
Kerala (140 seats | Majority: 71)
- UDF (Congress-led): 100 seats
- LDF (CPI(M)-led): 38 seats
- BJP-NDA: 2 seats
Assam (126 seats | Majority: 64)
- BJP-NDA: 99 seats
- Congress-Asom Sonmilito Morcha: 25 seats
- Others: Remaining seats
Puducherry (30 seats | Majority: 16)
- AINRC: 9 seats
- BJP: 3 seats
- DMK: 2 seats
- INC: 1 seat
- Independents: 3 seats
As counting continues through the afternoon, the trends point to a historic BJP sweep in West Bengal, a stunning debut victory for Thalapathy Vijay's TVK in Tamil Nadu, a decisive UDF comeback in Kerala, and a third straight term for Himanta Biswa Sarma's BJP-NDA in Assam. In Puducherry, CM N Rangasamy's AINRC-led NDA is once again headed for power in the union territory.
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Final results are expected by evening.
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