T.N. election: Demand for alternatives to Dravidian majors may be behind TVK’s decision to field bigwigs in select seats

The tendency for an alternate to Tamil Nadu’s main governmental forces – the ruling DMK and the AIADMK – among sizable sections of nine mightiness beryllium down the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) fielding immoderate of its apical leaders successful definite constituencies.

For the intent of this study, the information regarding the ballot shares of the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), some for the 2021 Assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha elections; the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) successful 2021; and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led beforehand successful 2024 person been taken into account. For this year’s Assembly election, the MNM has joined hands with the DMK, and the BJP and the Amma Makkal Munentra Kazhagam (AMMK), with the AIADMK.

In Perambur and Tiruchi (East), wherever TVK laminitis C. Joseph Vijay is contesting from, the figures of the combined ballot stock of the NTK and the MNM successful 2021 were 18.4% (for Perambur) and astir 14.9% (Tiruchi (East)). They roseate to astir 25% and 18.3% respectively 3 years later. In respect of Perambur and Tiruchi (East), the BJP’s and AMMK’s candidates were successful the fray. 

Likewise, successful the erstwhile Assembly election, successful T. Nagar and Mylapore, which autumn nether the South Chennai Lok Sabha constituency, the MNM secured, 5 years ago, 10.55% and 9.7% of the votes polled totally. The NTK’s people was rather humble with astir 6% each successful the 2 places. The sum of the 2 parties’ spot was astir 16% each successful these constituencies. During the Lok Sabha election, the beingness of Tamilisai Soundararajan arsenic the BJP nominee made a difference, arsenic the nationalist party’s figures of ballot stock were 36% and 28% respectively. As for the NTK, it broadly held connected to its strength. As a result, the combined ballot stock figures were astir 41.5% for T. Nagar and 34.6% for Mylapore.

Villivakkam, which comes nether the Central Chennai Lok Sabha constituency, saw the 2 non-DMK and non-AIADMK formations securing astir 17% and 29% successful those 2 elections.