Tamil Nadu Bypolls  

After handing out a stunning defeat to BJP’s Pon Radhakrishnan in Kanyakumari, Congress’s H Vasanthakumar has now quit as Nanguneri MLA. The by-poll to Nanguneri will be held within six months.

 

The Tamil Nadu by-polls revealed that the DMK had won in as many as 13 constituencies while the AIADMK managed to keep its throne with nine constituencies on its side. The 13 DMK members have now been sworn in as the state’s MLAs.

A 60-year-old man exercised his franchise one last time before breathing his last on May 19. The man walked out of the booth and immediately collapsed. The voter turnout for the by-polls in the four constituencies, in Tamil Nadu, stands at 46% as of May 19, 1PM.

With by-polls in four constituencies underway in Tamil Nadu, deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam has stated that AIADMK will emerge victorious.
 

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

 After 50 EVMs were transported from Coimbatore to Erode and Theni in Tamil Nadu, the DMK has sought a detailed explanation on the intent
 

 DMK's Aravakkurichi by-poll candidate Senthil Balaji claimed MK Stalin would become the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. AIADMK said he’s too insignificant to be spoken about

 

The outcome of the bypolls would decide the continuance of the two-year-old Palaniswami-led government in Tamil Nadu as it would have to win a substantial number of seats to stay in power

At a time when everyone is gearing up for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Tamil Nadu is also set to conduct its by-polls. But what has caught the attention of people is the declaration made by the Indhiya Janata Katchi candidate J Mohanraj. What is even more surprising is that the Election Commission has accepted it without any qualms.

A day after Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced that Tamil Nadu will go to polls on April 18, many have pointed out that the day falls on the same day as the Chithirai festival. The Election Commission has sought more details on the matter in Madurai.