The political landscape of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala is poised for a drastic overhaul as the Election Commission tallied votes on Monday. Three Opposition Chief Ministers now appear likely to lose their hold over key states while Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma cruised towards a second term at the helm.

MK Stalin set for shock defeat?

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is currently trailing TVK candidate VS Babu in the Kolathur constituency. The DMK supremo has held this seat for more than 15 years — winning three consecutive elections against AIADMK candidates. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam led by actor-politician Vijay has made a splashy electoral debut with a lead in more than 100 seats at the time of writing.

The CM is among 14 DMK ministers who are trailing from their respective constituencies even after multiple rounds of counting. ECI data at 12:30 pm indicates that the DMK is leading on 45 seats. The TVK has eked out a lead on 105 seats, while the AIADMK currently has 63 seats under its tally.

From nearly 20,000 vote lead to defeat for Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee maintained a strong lead over BJP challenger Suvendu Adhikari for much of Monday in the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata. The TMC supremo had been trailing amid initial fluctuations in early rounds of counting but eventually eked out a nearly 20,000 vote lead against her former top lieutenant after six rounds of counting. But the

Data from the Election Commission of India shows Mamata Banerjee leading against former top lieutenant and current BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency after six rounds of counting. But the margin dwindled steadily as counting continued on Monday — with Adhikari eventually overtaking the the TMC chief in the evening.

The TMC was also trailing far behind the BJP across the state — with leads in less than a hundred seats as per trends.

Pinarayi Vijayan wins Dharmadom amid LDF setback in Kerala

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan won the Dharmadom constituency for the third time on Monday — even as the LDF suffered a severe setback in the Kerala Assembly elections.

The senior LDF leader had trailed Congress candidate V P Abdul Rasheed until the sixth round of counting, but eventualy secured victory by a margin of 19,247 votes. Rasheed polled 66,367 votes against Vijayan’s 85,614.