The All India Trinamool Congress, a member of the opposition INDIA alliance and the party ruling the eastern state of West Bengal, is ahead in 29 of the state’s 42 seats in leads so far, reports Al Jazeera.

If that trend holds, the BJP, which is ahead in 10 seats, will be disappointed. West Bengal is a state where the BJP has made major gains in recent years after having almost no presence for decades. It’s a state Prime Minister Modi has personally spent several days in, campaigning and accusing the Trinamool Congress of corruption and political violence.

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