MK Stalin becomes the 10th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu - DMK gets Independent Majority after a Long Hiatus
Even though DMK won the elections in 2006 with 163 seats, the party never secured an independent lead. Along with the help of the congress party, it completed its tenure for 5 years. DMK just managed 96 seats out of 163. But after a long hiatus, the party has managed to get an independent lead by crossing the majority mark of 118 seats. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led coalition will return to power in tamil Nadu after a 10-year gap.
However, the counting process is still underway and we already reported why the counting process is too slow. By 8.30 am today, the DMK party and its allies were ahead with 158 seats. The DMK party alone had won 133 seats paving way for a clear majority. The party OF INDIA' target='_blank' title='communist party of india -Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>communist party of india and the Communist party of india (Marxist) have both won two seats each.
The indian national congress won 16 seats and was leading in 2. Thirumavalavan's VCK party has bagged four seats. In the ADMK party, they have managed to win 63 seats and are leading in 3. Their allied parties bjp has won three and leading in one seat. PMK has won five seats. cm EPS and deputy cm OPS won by a solid margin. Actor stalin -Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>udhayanidhi stalin who contested in the elections for the first time managed to win the chepauk constituency by a huge margin of 69,355 votes. PM modi wished stalin and he said that the Central and State government would work together.