Prevailing trends from Tamil Nadu have given DMK an edge over the AIADMK with MK Stalin leading from Kolathur, Udayanidhi Stalin leading from Chepauk and Kamal Haasan trailing in Coimbatore south.

The counting of 234-member Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu began at 8 am on Sunday with strict Covid protocol. While both the Dravidian parties such as DMK and AIADMK , fought the elections following a bitter poll campaign, exit polls gave the DMK and its chief MK Stalin an edge.

It implies the DMK could return to power after a decade. While the AIADMK is in alliance with the BJP, the DMK has formed an alliance with Congress. While these two alliances are the top contenders, added to the mix was Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam. Like in West Bengal, the BJP has also looked to make inroads in Tamil Nadu.

These were also the first elections fought in years without the two party stalwarts and arch-rivals J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi.

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