Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results 2026 | Neck-to-neck fight between AIADMK and TVK, DMK slips to third place

Early leads in Tamil Nadu point to a neck-to-neck fight between newcomer TVK and AIADMK for the lead position pushing the ruling DMK to a distant third position.

As per leads on ECI website, AIADMK and TVK were leading in 33 seats each, and DMK with 16 seats, Congress with two.

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Most of the ministers of the DMK government were trailing with little clarity on the seats being contested by Chief Minister M K Stalin and his son and deputy Udhayanidhi.