The Election Commission of India has begun counting votes for the Tamil Nadu Assembly's 234 constituencies on May 4. The DMK-Congress alliance, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin, aims to retain power, while the AIADMK-BJP camp seeks control. Actor-turned-politician Vijay's party, TVK, adds a fresh twist to the contest.
The magic number to form a government is 118 out of 234 total seats. The DMK-led alliance contests 164 seats, Congress 28, AIADMK 167, BJP 27, PMK 18, and AMMK 11.
Here are the early results for key constituencies:
Srivilliputhur: Karthik.A (TVK) leads, Kartik.A (TVK) wins by 4018 votes over Bodinayakanur: Prakash.S (TVK) leads, Prakash.S (TVK) wins by 14717 votes over Tiruchuli: Samayan.S (TVK) leads, Samayan.S (TVK) wins by 3726 votes over Andipatti: Pandi.V (TVK) leads, Pandi.V (TVK) wins by 17756 votes over
