The Election Commission of India has begun counting votes for the Tamil Nadu Assembly's 234 constituencies. The ruling DMK-Congress alliance, led by CM MK Stalin, aims to retain power, while the AIADMK-BJP camp seeks control. Actor Vijay's party, TVK, makes a remarkable debut.
The magic number to form a government is 118 out of 234 total seats. The DMK-led alliance contests 164 seats, Congress 28, AIADMK 167, BJP 27, PMK 18, and AMMK 11.
Early leads show S.Rajagopal (TVK) in Ambasamudram, Murughan.R.S. (TVK) in Tirunelveli, and DR.Sathish Christopher (TVK) in Radhapuram.
