In Tamil Nadu, new entrant TVK, led by Joseph Vijay, is giving its voters a surprise electoral show by leading in over hundred constituencies. On Monday, as the counting of votes started, the early trends showed Vijay's party leading the poll battle in Tamil Nadu. Amid this, visuals of dismantled tents at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, marked a sombre Monday morning as early counting trends for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections placed the ruling party at a surprise third position.
VIDEO | Tamil Nadu Election Results: Tents and pandal arrangement being removed from the DMK headquarters as the party trails at third position in early trends of counting.#TamilNaduPollResults2026 #Results2026WithPTI #AssemblyElectionResults2026
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As the DMK-led alliance trails, a starkly different scene is unfolding in Panaiyur and Neelankarai, the bastion of TVK. Security has been significantly tightened around the residence of actor-turned-politician Vijay in Neelangarai and the TVK party office in Panaiyur. Hundreds of enthusiastic supporters have begun to gather as the debutant party shows a strong performance, leading in 97 constituencies and locked in a neck-and-neck battle with the AIADMK, according to the Election Commission website. In another video, DMK supporters were seen expressing sorrow as their party trailed at third position. One of the workers were seen crying on camera.
The data currently suggests a tectonic shift in the state's political landscape, w ith several DMK heavyweights trailing in their respective segments. Police personnel have been deployed in large numbers across the capital to maintain order as trends continue to emerge from the 62 counting centres statewide.
A DMK worker breaks down as the party is at a distant third position, as per the early trends.
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The data currently suggests a tectonic shift in the state's political landscape, w ith several DMK heavyweights trailing in their respective segments. Police personnel have been deployed in large numbers across the capital to maintain order as trends continue to emerge from the 62 counting centres statewide.
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