Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry Election Results 2021 Live Updates: Counting of votes to the legislative assemblies of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assal and the union territory of Puducherry will begin at 8 am today. The Assembly elections 2021 were held amid a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country – a second wave that has ridden the country to an unprecedented crisis, even as hospitals struggle with oxygen and beds.
Number of seats in the four states and 1 UT are as follows: Assam (126), West Bengal (294 seats), Tamil Nadu (234 seats), Kerala (140 seats) and Puducherry (30 seats).
West Bengal election result 2021 LIVE updates: On Thursday, exit polls predicted a tight contest between Trinamool Congress (BJP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Tamil Nadu election result 2021 LIVE: In Tamil Nadu, all the surveys have predicted a DMK-Left-Congress alliance victory.
Kerala election results LIVE updates: In Kerala, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is seeking to break the state's four-decade-old trend of swinging between the communists and the Congress-led United Democratic Front.
Assam election result 2021: The BJP is likely to retain Assam, according to most pollsters, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF) may beat anti-incumbency and remain in power in Kerala.
Puducherry election result 2021: In Puducherry, the Congress is set to lose with surveys giving the AIADMK-BJP-NR Congress alliance a comfortable lead.
Stay tuned for Assembly election results 2021 LIVE updates
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