Tamil Nadu Votes as DMK Leaders Predict Return to Power

Their pitch centers on a five-year record with a promise to safeguard Tamil identity.

Overview

Polling across all 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu began at 7 a.m. Thursday as voters lined up statewide.
After casting her ballot in Chennai, DMK MP Kanimozhi said the government would continue and pointed to May 4 counting to show the result.
She highlighted the party’s five-year performance and urged voters to choose those who can protect the state’s language and culture.
DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran said “good governance will continue” and framed the contest as a fight between Tamil Nadu and “evil Delhi,” reflecting long-running center–state tensions.
The main fight features ruling DMK against AIADMK, with actor Vijay’s TVK and Seeman’s NTK also pressing hard, and results are due when votes are counted on May 4.