New Delhi : In West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, where the incumbent Trinamool Congress and AIADMK respectively are surging ahead in initial rounds of counting, the vote share seems to be tilting heavily in their favour.
According to data collated by the Election Commission, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress has so far grabbed 46.1 per cent of the vote share, while J Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK has managed 42 per cent of the votes counted so far.
The Trinammol Congress has so far managed 40.39 lakh votes, while the opposition CPI-M has managed 16.57 lakh votes (18.9 per cent) in West Bengal.
In Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK has so far managed 15.92 lakh (42 per cent). Its arch rival DMK has managed 10.98 lakh (29.9 per cent) votes.
In Assam, where incumbent Congress is trailing in initial counting, it has managed 30 per cent or over 5 lakh votes. The BJP, which is leading, has managed 26.6 per cent or 4.39 lakh votes. The BJP had contested the assembly polls in Assam with smaller allies. .(Agencies)
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