Guwahati: The counting of votes in the 2026 Assembly elections began at 8 am. Kerala has 140 counting centres across 43 locations on Monday (May 4) for the counting of votes polled in the April 9 Assembly elections. Postal ballots were counted first.
The Congress-led UDF is surging ahead in Kerala as counting of votes for the Assembly elections gathered pace, with early trends showing a clear advantage for the Opposition alliance.
After the first few rounds of counting, the United Democratic Front(UDF) was leading in 100 of the 140 Assembly seats, while the CPI(M)-led ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) was ahead in just in 40 constituencies.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was leading in only one seat, according to ECI.