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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday tendered his resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit, a day after assembly election results. Palaniswami s resignation was accepted, however, the governor requested him to continue till alternative arrangements are made, Raj Bhavan informed.
With the DMK winning the assembly polls, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister KÂ Palaniswami has sent his government s resignation to Governor Banwarilal Purohit. It is learnt that Palaniswami who is in Salem has sent his resignation letter to Purohit.
The DMK led by its President MKÂ Stalin has won 126 seats and is leading in another 7 seats, as per the Election Commission of India. Along with its allies the DMK has won a total of 152 seats.
Tamil Nadu Election Result 2021 LIVE: DMK leading in 141 seats, AIADMK in 90 - In the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, a party needs to have a majority mark of 118 to emerge a winner.
Read more about DMK set to wrest reins of power from arch-rival AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Business Standard. After a decade in opposition, the DMK is on course to capturing power from the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu as per the trends made available for the 234 segments
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The DMK has not been in power in the state for a decade
Iconic leaders J Jayalalithaa died in 2016, M Karunanidhi in 2018
New Delhi:
The opposition DMK-Congress alliance is retaining its lead in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly though its gap with the AIADMK is shrinking. The DMK and its allies are leading in 129 seats. The ruling AIDMK – which started the day with a lead on 95 seats is now leading on 104 seats. The majority mark stands at 118. The DMK has not been in power in the state for a decade, and this time the party and the AIADMK are contesting without their towering leaders, J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi whose deaths have brought a huge change in the political landscape.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls 2021: Know how to check assembly election results online
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 Results: Counting of votes in Tamil Nadu - along with three other states of West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry - will start at 8 AM on 2nd May. In Tamil Nadu, elections were held in 234 assembly seats. The fate of 4,218 candidates will be decided in the state polls, the first one, held after the death of former chief minister, J Jayalalithaa in 2018. The AIADMK and the DMK are the key contestants. Tamil Nadu saw a single phase election and the voter turnout was about 72.78 per cent on April 6. According to a poll of exit polls, the DMK is predicted to come to power in Tamil Nadu. MK Stalin and allies are forecast to win at least 160 seats, while the AIADMK and its allies are predicted to win 66 seats. The Tamil Nadu elections were held amid the coronavirus pandemic, just as cases began to surge in the second wave of COVID-19.