New Delhi, May 4 -- Counting of votes will be held today, in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry after a riveting high-voltage contest in assembly election sin these four states and a Union Territory.

The outcome crucial for prominent ruling regional parties like the Trinamool Congress and DMK as well as the national players including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Left parties.

The counting will begin at 8 am, starting with the postal ballots, at the counting centres, which will have a three-tier security system. In a first, the Election Commission has introduced a QR code-based Photo Identity Card system through ECINET to prevent unauthorised entry into counting centres.

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