AIADMK Defectors Win Bypolls in Tamil Nadu, Help CM Vijay's TVK Strengthen Position
TVK’s wins in Madurantakam and Dharapuram give Vijay an early boost, with the party’s former AIADMK legislators defeating DMK candidates by 20,040 and 9,471 votes.
- On Friday, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won both the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly by-elections, securing an important early electoral victory for his four-month-old government.
- Legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama resigned their AIADMK seats in April to join the TVK, forcing these by-elections barely five months later and returning to the House under the new party banner.
- In Madurantakam, Kumaravel polled 74,048 votes, defeating the DMK candidate by 20,040 votes, while Sathyabama secured 66,841 in Dharapuram, winning by 9,471 votes.
- DMK president M.K. Stalin described the result as an "interim victory for betrayal," while AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami accused the TVK of winning through "various tactics."
- Vijay dismissed allegations of political deals, characterizing the victory as a win for "political decorum" and a response to "derogatory remarks against women" and personal attacks during the campaign.
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CM Vijay's TVK increases tally by two. Will need Congress even if it wins rest
With victories in Dharapuram and Madurantakam, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK has increased its Assembly tally to 109. However, even if the party wins all five seats awaiting bypolls, its strength would rise only to 114, four short of the 118 needed for a majority, leaving Congress particularly crucial to the minority government's stability.
“Interim Victory for Betrayal”: Stalin Attacks Vijay After TVK Wins Dharapuram Bypoll, Leads in Madurantakam
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. “Interim victory for betrayal. The downfall of fake image politics has begun. To all the great voters who cast their ballots for the candidates of the secular progressive alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the recently concluded Maduranthakam and Dharapuram by-elections, I extend my heartfelt gratitude. I also express my thanks to all the party workers, leaders, comrades, and al…
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