May 19  

At the moment, on paper, the AIADMK has 114 MLAs in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. It would require at least four more MLAs to stay put in power. Apart from having to win a minimum of four more MLAs, the AIADMK also has the tough task of keeping its MLAs under control

Election to 542 Lok Sabha seats is being conducted in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. Election in Vellore constituency in Tamil Nadu has been cancelled following excess use of money power. Results will be declared on May 23.

On May 19, two Assembly seats in Karnataka (Chincholi and Kundagol) will go to by-polls, necessitated by Umesh Jadhav quitting the Congress and sitting Congress MLA CS Shivalli passing away. The BJP is betting its money on SI Chikkanagoudar from Kundalgod and either Ramachandra or Avinash (Umesh Jadhav’s brother and son respectively) for Chincholi

Four Tamil Nadu seats that fell vacant due to the disqualification of MLAs and the death of a sitting MLA will now be in the by-poll race. The Election Commission of India has announced the dates of election for these constituencies as May 19. Along with these four constituencies, Panaji (Goa) and Kundgol (Karnataka) will also witness by-elections.

The Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.