The results of the Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory (UT) are being declared. Mamata Banerjee's TMC looked set for a big win despite 10 years of anti-incumbency, while the BJP surged to retain power in Assam.
In Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan bucked the anti-incumbency trend, but it was not so for Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami of the AIADMK as DMK's MK Stalin looked set to replace him in an emphatic victory. In the UT of Puducherry, the NDA cruised to form the next government.
