Early Lok Sabha vote count showed BJP/NDA struggling for 272-majority mark, with BJP at around 240 seats. Apprehension prevailed on Dalal Street. Nitish Kumar's JD-U led in 15 of Bihar's 40 seats, while Chandrababu Naidu's TDP was ahead in 16 of Andhra Pradesh's 25 seats. Counting ongoing across 542 constituencies.
