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Vijay TVK Leads Tamil Nadu Yet Falls Short of Majority, Power Battle Starts Now
Politics
Published on 4 May 2026
Leading by 109 seats, but the throne needs alliances
Tamil Nadu’s debut election for Vijay’s TVK is rewriting the map: the party is leading in 109 of 234 seats, but it remains nine seats short of the 118 needed to form a government. With DMK at 75 and AIADMK at 50, the decisive factor shifts from popularity to coalition math, bargaining, and ideological trade-offs at Fort St. George.
- TVK leads in 109 seats, nine short of majority
- DMK and AIADMK sit behind TVK in the count
- Tamil Nadu mandate looks fractured, not decisive
- Next phase hinges on alliances and negotiations
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