This was really the mother of all polls, or rather, didi of all polls. As it turned out, it became didi’s polls, both before and after and all through.
Day: May 2, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, actor Rajinikanth and other top persons greeted the party’s supremo M K Stalin.
Lead trends of counting of votes polled in Tamilnadu Assembly elections clearly indicated this evening that DMK is marching towards forming a majority government
After it was initially claimed that she won the Nandigram seat after much struggle, it was finally announced that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was defeated by the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari.
While the DMK and its partners were leading in 143 seats, the ruling AIADMK and its allies were ahead in 90 seats.
It looks like the BJP is set to enter the Tamilnadu Assembly after a long gap.
In the bypoll to Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat, Congress has established a big lead against the BJP.
The ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK are involved in a neck and neck race as counting of votes continued amid tight security and strict Covid protocols today.