Poll Results: Trinamool in Bengal, DMK in Tamilnadu; BJP in Assam, Left for Kerala

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, May 2, 2021: The counting of votes for the high-stakes assembly polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and the union territory of Puducherry, is underway.

As per the initial trends, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s party TMC has taken an early lead and the ruling party is ahead of the BJP in Bengal. But the TMC chief appears to be losing the Nandigram seat battle to her BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari who is leading with over 8000 votes as of now. Meanwhile, the BJP has maintained a comfortable lead over Congress in Assam as of now. The saffron party is leading on 40 seats, while Congress on 22 seats in Assam, while others in 4.

West Bengal
TMC+ : 215
BJP+ : 75
Left+: 1
Ohers: 1

Tamilnadu
DMK+: 156
AIDMK+: 78
MNM+: 1

Kerala
LDF: 99
UDF: 41
BJP: 0

Asaam
BJP+ 75
INC: 50
Others: 1

Puducherry
BJP+: 15
INC+: 8
Others: 5

In Assam, the ruling BJP is facing a challenge from ’Mahajoth’ or ’Grand Alliance’ comprising the Congress, AIUDF, Bodoland Peoples’ Front (BPF), CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM). The BJP has an alliance with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP).

As per the initial trends, M.K. Stalin’s party DMK has taken an early lead in Tamil Nadu with 97 seats, while AIADMK is leading on 62 seats. In Kerala, as per the early trends, LDF is leading on 89 seats, while UDF is leading on 47 seats. Meanwhile, in Puducherry BJP is leading on 9 seats followed by Congress on 6 seats.

Kerala: Ruling LDF continues to maintain lead in Kerala Thiruvananthapuram. The ruling LDF maintained its lead in 88 of the 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala while the opposition Congress-headed UDF was ahead in 50 segments, as per latest trends.