Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results 2026: DMK-led alliance is ahead in Tamil Nadu as counting of votes for high-stakes Assembly elections is underway on Monday, according to very early trends. The DMK and allies have taken the lead in over 60 seats, followed by Vijay’s TVK, which was ahead in 34 seats. The BJP-AIADMK alliance was distant third with its candidates leading in 13 seats.
According to official Election Commission of India results data, the TVK is ahead in one seat. The counting of votes is underway across all the 234 Assembly constituencies where polling was held on April 23.
These are very early trends based on the counting of postal ballots.
According to several exit polls, the DMK-Congress alliance is projected to retain power in the state, influenced by the Dravidian model of politics for the last five decades.