New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) As per early trends of counting of votes for Assembly elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu, All India Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, BJP-led NDA in Assam, Left Democratic Front in Kerala and All India N R Congress-led BJP alliance in Puducherry are leading.

In the initial hour of counting of votes reserved for postal ballots, in Tamil Nadu, the DMK+ was leading in 40 while the AIADMK in 32 while in Bengal, the TMC+ has maintained a lead in 74 seats while the BJP+ in 72.

In Kerala, the LDF was leading in 61 while the UDF in 47 while in Puducherry, the NRC+ was ahead in four constituencies while Congress in one.

In Assam, the NDA was ahead in 29 seats while the Congress in lead in 18.

After postal, the EVM ballots will be counted.

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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