Results update — No sweep in Tamil Nadu — 10:25 AM Indian Time

LEADS 491/543

Congress-led UPA 227 (+60)
BJP-led NDA 149 (-16)
Third Front 70 (-26)
Others 45 (-18)

HIGHLIGHTS

* No sweep in Tamil Nadu; DMK-Congress alliance continues to lead * Congress loses half of its seats in Tamil Nadu; AIADMK does not sweep as predicted
* SP and BSP do not perform as well as expected in UP

Results update — Manmohan Singh set for second term as PM — 10:15 AM Indian Time

LEADS 484/543

Congress-led UPA 220 (+54)
BJP-led NDA 151 (-12)
Third Front 68 (-26)
Others 45 (-16)

HIGHLIGHTS

* Manmohan Singh set to return for second term as Prime Minister * Congress-led UPA sweeps Rajasthan and Kerala
* Congress decision to go it alone pays off in many states including Uttar Pradesh

Results update — Rahul Gandhi delivers in UP, Orissa goes with BJD, Haryana with Congress — 10:10 AM Indian Time

LEADS 468/543

Congress-led UPA 222 (+58)
BJP-led NDA 140 (-16)
Third Front 63 (-27)
Others 34 (-9)

HIGHLIGHTS

* Rahul Gandhi’s leadership of UP pays off with 16 seats, significant progress
* Modi-mania not as strong, BJP performance poorer than expected * Orissa goes with Biju Janata Dal whose anti-communal stand pays off * Congress sweeps Haryana

Results update — Left demolished in West Bengal — 9:50 AM Indian Time

LEADS 419/543

Congress-led UPA 198 (+54)
BJP-led NDA 124 (-21)
Third Front 62 (-18)
Others 35 (-15)

HIGHLIGHTS

* West Bengal votes against Left bringing Congress-Trinamool Congress a majority
* Chidambaram and Mani Shankar Aiyar trailing in Sivaganga and Mayiladuthurai
* Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam Party makes a significant dent in Andhra’s Assembly too

Results update — Chiranjeevi delivers in Andhra, BJP in Karnataka, and Congress in Kerala — 9:40 AM Indian Time

LEADS 365/543

Congress-led UPA 172 (+49)
BJP-led NDA 111 (-20)
Third Front 54 (-20)
Others 28 (-9)

HIGHLIGHTS

* Chiranjeevi gets six seats in Andhra, primarily in Rayalseema and Coastal Andhra
* After squandering five years in power, TRS rejected by electorate * BJP does well in Karnataka and Congress hopes dashed
* Dissidence in Left exploited by Congress to gain in Kerala

Results update — Congress-led UPA likely to get 250+ — 9:30 AM Indian Time

LEADS 346/543

Congress-led UPA 159 (+39)
BJP-led NDA 109 (-14)
Third Front 54 (-16)
Others 24 (-9)

HIGHLIGHTS

* Shiv Sena suffers in Maharashtra due to breakaway Raj Thackeray group * Maharashtra electorate rejects BJP effort to exploit politically 26/11 terrorist attack
* Congress does well in Kerala

Results update — Congress likely to retain power — 9:20 AM Indian Time

LEADS 280/543

Congress-led UPA 132 (+31)
BJP-led NDA 94 (-5)
Third Front 39 (-18)
Others 17 (-8)

HIGHLIGHTS

* Congress likely to retain power based on results at this time although it is quite early; several states are yet to come in
* Congress performs significantly well in Rajasthan
* Congress retains seats in Punjab but does not do as well as was anticipated

Results update — 9:15 AM Indian Time

LEADS 239/543

Congress-led UPA 104 (+19)
BJP-led NDA 85 (-3)
Third Front 36 (-11)
Others 14 (-5)

HIGHLIGHTS

* Varun Gandhi leading in Pilibhit
* Shatrughan Sinha leads in Patna
* Nitish’s good governance beats Laloo’s RJD

Results update — 9:00 AM Indian Time

LEADS 165/543

Congress-led UPA 70 (+13)
BJP-led NDA 55 (-1)
Third Front 32 (-5)
Others 8 (-7)

HIGHLIGHTS

* Nitish Kumar sweeping Bihar, Laloo trailing in Saran
* Congress likely to retain Andhra
* Congress improves tally in Uttar Pradesh

Results update — 8:50 AM Indian Time

Leads 117/543
Congress-led UPA 53 (+10)
BJP-led NDA 38 (-2)
Third Front 21 (-4)