West Bengal elections: Mamata trailing in key battleground of Nandigram

As counting of votes is underway in West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trailing against Suvendu Adhikari, her long-time trusted aide who recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Nandigram.

 

At 9:45am local time, Suvendu led by a margin of over 3,000 votes from Nandigram.

 

Early trends at 9:00am showed Trinamool Congress was leading in 55 seats while BJP was ahead in at least 52 of total 294 seats, reports our new Delhi correspondent.

 

The coalition of Left parties, Congress and ISF was trailing at a distant third with just three seats.

 

The initial trends show BJP was set to return to power in Assam and the tiny southern state of Puducherry at the expense of Congress while the Left parties are much ahead of its main rival Congress-led front in Kerala.

 

In Tamil Nadu, opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazagham appears to sweep defeating ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham.