Counting of votes for Lok Sabha polls to begin at 8 am on May 16

Counting of votes in the 2014 general election would begin sharp at 8 a.m. on May 16, the Election Commission said Tuesday.

"The counting of votes would begin from 8 am sharp and the trends would be available very soon," said a senior EC official.

The first trends would be available from postal ballots, he added.

The multi-phase Lok Sabha elections, which were held in 28 states and seven union territories, began April 7 and ended Monday.