Madurantakam MLA Maragatham Kumaravel, Dharapuram MLA Sathyabama, and Perundurai MLA Jayakumar submitted their resignation letters to Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat before later meeting Minister Aadhav Arjuna to officially join the TVK camp.
Initial counting trends across states show a tight contest in Bengal, early advantage for DMK in Tamil Nadu, and scattered tensions reported at counting centres amid heavy security.
Exit poll projections for five states will be released after EC restrictions end today, offering early trends before counting day, with multiple agencies expected to share estimates.
The seat allotment for the BJP by the AIADMK remains elusive despite former AIADMK minister SP Velumani meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah twice during the latter's recent visit to the state and party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) travelling to the national capital to meet the BJP veteran.
Though there have been pre-poll alliances in Tamil Nadu elections, no alliance has fought the elections on a CMP thus far. And neither the ruling DMK nor the principal opposition AIADMK have ever agreed for a coalition government so far.
Having quit the NDA, expelled AIADMK leader and former Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Thursday evening called on Chief Minister MK Stalin at the latter’s residence in the evening, triggering speculation of a possible alliance.
