All through his campaign, Chief Minister Edappdi K Palaniswami exudes confidence of ensuring a close contest between the AIADMK and the DMK, no matter what pre-poll surveys say

All through his campaign, Chief Minister Edappdi K Palaniswami exudes confidence of ensuring a close contest between the AIADMK and the DMK, no matter what pre-poll surveys say

The DMK combine is leading in 111 Assembly constituencies while the AIADMK front is ahead in 94 segments, according to trends provided by the Election Commission for 206 till 11 am.

The future political course of Tamil Nadu will hinge on whether the BJP succeeds in gaining a foothold in the Kongu region, or on the DMK wresting the zone from the AIADMK 

Two Bills passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on April 25 propose to take away the governor’s powers to appoint vice-chancellors of the state-run universities. The Bills need to be forwarded by Governor RN Ravi to the President for his assent to become a law

In Chennai, DMK candidates, including sitting MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian in South, former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran in Central, and Kalanidhi Veeraswamy in North, emerged victorious.