The trends showed that Congress and its allies are ahead in all the three regions of the state - Travancore, Kochi and Malabar.&nbsp;&nbsp;In 2004, the UDF got only one seat and the Congress drew blank.

Cong ahead of allies in three regions of Kerala

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Playing the secular card, Congress today said the Left parties will have to extend their support to it to form the government if the &quot;danger&quot; of &quot;communal and divisive politics&quot; of BJP is to be averted.

Left will have to support to stop 'communal' BJP: Cong

Congress-led UPA was ahead of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra as the early trends of the Lok Sabha started pouring in from the 48 constituencies in the state.

Maharashtra: Cong-led UPA ahead

Ruling DMK-led front has taken an early lead in 13 constituencies while the AIADMK combine is ahead in five seats in Tamil Nadu, according to latest trends.

Tamil Nadu: DMK leads in 13, AIADMK in 5

Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi gained a first round lead of 600 votes in Tirupati Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh even as he was trailing in Palakole segment as per initial trends available.

Chiranjeevi leading in Tirupati

The ruling BJP forged ahead of its rivals in 12 of the 28 constituencies in Karnataka, according to the initial trends.

Karnataka: BJP inches ahead in 12, Congress in 5, JDS in 2

The Congress-led UPA was way ahead in 198 constituencies while the BJP-led NDA was leading in 125 seats in early trends for 420 seats in the Lok Sabha elections as counting of votes was taken up today.

UPA way ahead of NDA in early trends

As early trends in counting of votes showed UPA being ahead, the BJP appeared today unfazed and hoped that the situation will change and the NDA would emerge as the largest coalition.

BJP hopes it will emerge largest coalition

The Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance established an early lead in West Bengal, leading in 11 of the 15 Lok Sabha constituencies for which trends were available till 09.30 am today.

West Bengal: TC-Cong alliance ahead in early trends

Congress is leading in six of the 10 constituencies for which trends have started pouring in since morning while candidates of Haryana Janhit Congress-BL (HJC-BL) are ahead of their rivals in two seats.

Congress leading in six of ten seats in Haryana

Congress-NCP coalition has established an early lead over Shiv Sena-BJP according to the trends available for 20 of the 48 seats in Maharashtra.

Cong-NCP combine leads over saffron alliance in Maha

As the UPA emerged ahead as per the latest trends, DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran today hoped that the alliance will get another term in office and Manmohan Singh will be Prime Minister.

Maran credits DMK rule for UPA performance in TN

Congress was leading in two Parliamentary seats, while TRS was ahead in one Lok Sabha seat in Andhra Pradesh, according to initial reports.

Congress leading in Andhra Pradesh

'Fourth Front' parties, which ligned with UPA but fought independently, were ahead in 30 Lok Sabha constituencies, as per trends available from 440 seats till 1000 hours.

Fourth front leading in 30 seats

Congress today appeared to be set for a clean sweep in Delhi with latest trends showing that its candidates were ahead in all the seven Lok Sabha constituencies.

Cong set for clean sweep in Delhi

The ruling CPI(M)-led LDF is heading for a humiliating defeat in Kerala trailing behind the Congress-led UDF in 16 of the 20 Lok Sabha seats as about 45 per cent of the votes were counted.

LDF heading for humiliating defeat in Kerala

Ebullient Congress supporters today erupted into celebrations as initial trends showed the party leading in the seat tally across the country.

Celebrations outside Congress headquarters

The ruling BJP in Karnataka today marched ahead with its candidates establishing early leads in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies and its rival Congress in six and JDS in four seats.

BJP marching ahead in Karnataka

Singh, 76, is set to even Vajpayee's feat of becoming Prime Minister for two consecutive terms with the Congress-led UPA emerging ahead in early trends.

Manmohan set to equal Vajpayee's record

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UPA is set to return to power with about 250 seats, according to TV projections based on leads in 491 out of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies.

Projections: UPA is set to win 250 of 491 seats

&nbsp;Congress established an early lead in 20 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan while BJP was ahead in rest of the five constituencies.

Rajasthan: Congress leads in 20 seats. BJP in 5

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