New Delhi, May 4 -- The early trends in Keralam showed the Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance edging ahead with leads in about 75 seats with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) behind with 58 early leads until 9 am.

Meanwhile, in Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA alliance has achieved a massive lead over the Congress-led bloc with leads in 69 constituencies; meanwhile, the opposition alliance is ahead in 19.

These figures have emerged after the Electronic Voting Machine counting began at 08:30 am. The Election Commission is yet to declare any official trends.

As the counting began, patrolling was being carried out with armoured vehicles in West Bengal's Malda. Meanwhile, several strong rooms swiftly opened across K...