Tamil Nadu election counting underway, no alliance near majority yet
Counting is in progress across Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly seats, where 118 seats are needed for a majority. Early leads show a closely contested picture with no alliance yet in a position to claim the halfway mark. SPA is currently leading in 66 seats, while NDA holds leads in 39 constituencies. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 68 seats. No declared results have been confirmed at this stage, and all three tallies remain well short of the majority mark.