Neck to neck fight between two dravidian parties
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looked optimistic of forming the government in Assam under the leadership of Sarbananda Sonowal
TMC is leading in 146 of the 204 constituencies
AIADMK was leading in Mayiladuthurai, Poompuhar, Sankari, Udhagamandalam and Athur, the EC said
According to Election officials, candidates from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) had forged ahead in 53 constituencies
Polling in Assam was held in two phases on April 4 and April 11
A total of 344 candidates, including 96 independents, are in the fray in the polls held on May 16
Counting is progressing in 68 centres across the state
Several exit polls have predicted that Mamata Banerjee will return to power in the state
The two-month long campaign saw the ruling Congress-led UDF and CPI(M) headed LDF engaging in a fierce battle
Ahead of counting of votes to decide political fate of five states, candidates were seen resorting to different means to calm their nerves Thursday morning
The counting of votes will decide the fate of approximately 8,300 candidates
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat said they do not generally go by the exit polls as they are "unreliable"
The Axis-My India exit poll predicted 124-140 seats to the DMK-Congress alliance, 89-110 to the AIADMK, 0-3 to the BJP and 4-8 to others
CVoter predicted 167 seats for the Trinamool, 75 for the Left, 45 for the Congress
Times Now-C Voters only poll to predict win for AIADMK
The BJP could get zero to three seats while one to four seats may go to others
According to C-Voter exit poll, BJP and allies would get 57 seats, Congress 41, AIUDF 18 and others 10
Exit polls predicted a win for the DMK-Congress alliance in Puducherry too, ousting the ruling All India NR Congress
Most exit polls see loss for Jaya; Assam for BJP; left turn for Kerala