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Tuesday, May 18, 2021,
New Delhi
TamilnaduFirst.com brings you an exclusive interview of Shastri Ramachandaran, senior journalist and political and foreign affairs commentator based in Delhi, on the impact of the recent assembly elections on the political fortunes of the BJP and the Opposition. The ruling BJP is still reeling under the political blow it has been dealt in the elections, says Shastri.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
The DMK-led front has secured a vote-share of 43.65 per cent in the votes counted so far, about 2.18 per cent more than that of the AIADMK-led combine's vote share of 41.47 per cent. The AIADMK current vote-share clearly indicates an anti-incumbency trend against CM Edappadi K Palaniswami's AIADMK rule compared to the 2016 Assembly polls. However, these votes from the AIADMK kitty went to other parties, not the DMK, and this explains why the DMK could not register an emphatic victory
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
After three rounds of counting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the opposition DMK-led front established early leads over the AIADMK-led alliance. The DMK-led
combine was ahead in 138 constituencies out of the 234 seats up for grabs, AIADMK-led front in 94, MNM leader Kamal Haasan in Coimbatore-South, and AMMK leader TTV Dinakaran in Koilpatti.
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Sunday, May 2, 2021,
Chennai
Counting of votes for the 16th Assembly election in Tamil Nadu commenced at 8 a.m. on May 2, with stringent COVID-19 protocol and other restrictions including heavy security. The Election Officer for Kolathur constituency where DMK president M K Stalin seeks re-election was straightaway in the news as he was down with the corona virus and had to be replaced this morning.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018,
Chennai
The results of the elections to Assemblies of five States, particularly Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, could come as a big jolt to the BJP not just in terms of the possible loss of power in at least two States but could trigger a more serious loss of nearly 40 Lok Sabha seats in these States.
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Monday, May 16, 2016,
Chennai
Over 42 per cent of the voters had exercised their franchise in Tamil Nadu by 1 p.m. on May 16, CEO Rajesh Lakhoni said here.
