5 minute learnnew delhiMight 8, 2026 06:46 PM (IST)
Date first printed: Might 8, 2026 5:46 PM IST
Actor-politician Mr. Vijay and his Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) have raised the variety of folks wanted to type the federal government in Tamil Nadu with assist from the Congress and smaller events such because the VCK, CPI and CPI(M). Evaluation of the outcomes exhibits that the debutant celebration was not solely in a position to carve out an area for itself by ousting the massive Dravidian celebration with 91 seats, but additionally served as a spoils of struggle with 51 seats. A seat is received by receiving extra votes than the winner. Mr. Vijay is predicted to type the primary non-DMK and non-AIADMK authorities in Tamil Nadu since 1967.
TVK’s document of successful 108 out of 234 seats is one among its most profitable debuts in Tamil Nadu, surpassed solely in 1977 when actor-politician MG Ramachandran’s AIADMK broke away from the DMK and received 130 seats. Nevertheless, TVK’s vote share of 34.9% this yr is way larger than the 30.4% of AIADMK’s 50 years in the past, which was the earliest three-way contest between the Congress and the state.
