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Both the disgruntled MLAs indulged in "cross-voting" as they gave their votes to BJP candidates instead of Congress nominees, said a senior Congress leader

In the recent Lok Sabha polls, KCR-led TRS bagged nine of the total 17 seats, conceding four to the BJP and three to the Congress.

After handing out a stunning defeat to BJP’s Pon Radhakrishnan in Kanyakumari, Congress’s H Vasanthakumar has now quit as Nanguneri MLA. The by-poll to Nanguneri will be held within six months.

 

The Tamil Nadu by-polls revealed that the DMK had won in as many as 13 constituencies while the AIADMK managed to keep its throne with nine constituencies on its side. The 13 DMK members have now been sworn in as the state’s MLAs.

After the ruling AIADMK is assured of holding on to its seat for the remainder of its term, party leaders O Panneerselvam and K Palaniswami thanked the people of the nine by-poll constituencies where they had won.

A 60-year-old man exercised his franchise one last time before breathing his last on May 19. The man walked out of the booth and immediately collapsed. The voter turnout for the by-polls in the four constituencies, in Tamil Nadu, stands at 46% as of May 19, 1PM.

With by-polls in four constituencies underway in Tamil Nadu, deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam has stated that AIADMK will emerge victorious.
 

Chimmadayi village polling saw a groom in wedding attire cast his vote as his bride Swapna looked on. Swapna could not cast her vote as she belongs to a different village.  

By-poll is being conducted in Chincholi and Kundagol constituencies of Karnataka. People, including a pregnant woman, stood in long queues in Chincholi to cast their votes. BJP’s candidate from Kundagol visited Doddoppa temple before casting his vote.

 DMK candidate for Aravakurichi Assembly by-poll V Senthil Balaji claimed that the AIADMK was brazenly flouting rules and the police have done nothing to stop them

 

Barely 12 hours before Bhatpara assembly goes for by-polls, violence has returned to the state. Not only crude bombs were hurled, but two vehicles were also burnt down. 

The last and final phase of the much-awaited Lok Sabha 2019 is underway. By-polls for four assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu are underway and 13 Lok Sabha constituencies see repolling.

 

The DMK alliance, which has 97 MLAs, is hoping to bag at least 21 of the 22 by-poll Assembly seats to cross the majority mark and topple the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu. Eighteen seats have already witnessed by-polls. Remaining four that will go to polls on May 19 will stand crucial for the AIADMK
 

Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha  Karandlaje suggested former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah to wear bangles if he feels weak while Renukarcharya, MLA from Honnali called Patil and Shivakumar, Karnataka’s home and water resources ministers respectively, corrupt, as they allegedly spending money like water for the by-polls

Senior Congressmen CM Ibrahim and Ramalinga Reddy in Karnataka released a volley of abuses against Prime Minister Modi. While Ibrahim labelled him 'daridra', Reddy labelled him 'nalayak'. Ironically, during his speech earlier, Ibrahim had quoted the holy month of Ramzan and said, “It is the holy month of Ramzan. I fast and pray five times a day. I don’t speak ill of others and I don’t lie.”