Trinamool Congress [ Images ] has emerged as the largest ally with 19 seats followed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam [ Images ] with 18, Nationalist Congress Party with nine, National Conference-three, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Muslim League two each and one each from Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and Kerala [ Images ] Congress (Mani).
The United Progress Alliance with a total strength of 261 and needs 11 more to touch the magic figure of 272 for a majority.
In the results for 542 of the 543 seats declared by the Election Commission of India [ Images ], the Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] has won 116 seats and its National Democratic Alliance allies 43.
The result for Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh [ Images ] is yet to be declared. NDA ally Janata Dal-United secured 20, all from Bihar followed by Shiv Sena [ Images ] bagging 11, Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal got five, Shiromoni Akali Dal-4, Telangana [ Images ] Rashtra Samithi-2 and Assam Gana Parishad-1.
The NDA has a total tally of 159. The Third Front ended with 78 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party emerged as the largest party with 21 seats followed by Communist Party of India-Marxist with 16 seats, Biju Janata Dal-14, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-9, Telugu Desam Party-6, Communist Party of India-4, Janata Dal-Secular-3, Revolutionary Socialist Party-2, Forward Bloc-2, and Marumalarachi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-1.
The Fourth Front comprising Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Lok Janshakti Party could manage only 26 seats. The SP led by Mulayam Singh Yadav [ Images ] got the largest chunk with 22 while Lalu Prasad's RJD won four with Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP of drawing a blank.
Of the remaining 17 seats, nine were won by Independents followed by one each by 8 parties--All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha, Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi, Sikkim Democratic Front, Nagaland Peoples' Front, Swabhimani Paksha, Bodoland Peoples' Front and Assam United Democratic Front.
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