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Mamata on the cusp of history in Bengal

Trinamool Congress-led alliance was on the cusp of a historic victory in West Bengal while Congress appeared set to capture Kerala and retain Assam but its ally Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam was facing rout in Tamil Nadu in the elections to state assemblies.

Congress was also set to retain power in Puducherry for a third consecutive term.

Ending the 34-year rule of the Left Front in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress led alliance is set to sweep elections to the 294-member Assembly by leading in 210 seats while the Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Front is ahead in 66 seats.

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Trinamool Congress alone is leading in 177 seats, well above the halfway mark of 147 that may enable Mamata Banerjee form a government on her own. Her ally Congress was ahead in 33 seats while CPI-M was ahead in 48.

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