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MK Stalin faces shock defeat as DMK loses Chennai to younger TVK
Politics
Published on 4 May 2026
Stalin’s first-ever loss crushed plans for Dravidian model 2.0
Chennai delivered a stunning electoral upset in the 2026 polls, with M K Stalin’s DMK losing power to the younger TVK. The shock runs deeper because Stalin himself suffered a personal defeat for the first time in a long political career, ending expectations of a second term built around a “Dravidian model 2.0” vision.
- DMK lost the 2026 Chennai polls to TVK
- MK Stalin suffered his first personal defeat
- The result ends hopes for a second “Dravidian model” term
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