The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday began a three-day exercise to introspect on the reasons for its defeat in the West Bengal and Kerala Assembly polls.

The six week-wait for who will rule Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal will end on Friday when counting of votes for Assembly elections will be taken up.

Moderate to brisk polling was reported in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union territory of Puducherry which went to polls this morning amid tight security.

More than 78 per cent of voters exercised their franchise by 4 00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Puducherry Assembly polls, officials here said. “At 4 00 p.M. 78.86 per cent votes were cast with Yanam region touching a figure of 92 per cent,” an election official told IANS.

Assembly elections in Kerala ended on a peaceful note on Wednesday with more than 70 per cent of the 22 million electorate voting for a new Assembly and both the rival fronts claiming that victory would be theirs.

With just a week left for the poll process to begin, the full Election Commission will be travelling to Chennai on Sunday to review the preparations for the April 13 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.