Bypolls  

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.
 

Leading to more speculations if Siddaramaiah is really upset with the JDS in Karnataka, he fumbled and forgot while taking the name of chief minister Kumaraswamy’s political secretary Kona Reddy while addressing a gathering in Kundagol

Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and Umashri stooped low in their endeavour to criticise BJP leaders. While one wondered if BJP leaders would wear sarees, the other termed BS Yeddyurappa ‘three-day sultan’.

Bypolls will be held in two constituencies – Chincholi and Kundagol – in north Karnataka on May 19. The bypolls in these two places become important because the results will have a bearing on the state politics of Karnataka, in which the Congress and the JD(S) have a coalition. 

At the moment, on paper, the AIADMK has 114 MLAs in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. It would require at least four more MLAs to stay put in power. Apart from having to win a minimum of four more MLAs, the AIADMK also has the tough task of keeping its MLAs under control

 After 50 EVMs were transported from Coimbatore to Erode and Theni in Tamil Nadu, the DMK has sought a detailed explanation on the intent
 

AMMK’s Thanga Tamilselvan has said that the party will win in the bypolls and will do their best in bringing down the ruling AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu

 DMK's Aravakkurichi by-poll candidate Senthil Balaji claimed MK Stalin would become the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. AIADMK said he’s too insignificant to be spoken about

 

The outcome of the bypolls would decide the continuance of the two-year-old Palaniswami-led government in Tamil Nadu as it would have to win a substantial number of seats to stay in power

Tamil Nadu is all set to take on both, Lok Sabha and the bypolls at the same time. Campaigners across party lines have been using various issues of the state to their advantage, one such is the mystery surrounding the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa who died while undergoing treatment for two months. DMK chief Stalin has assured probe into the matter. However, the AIADMK points out that the DMK is using Jayalalithaa's name to gain advantage.
 

At a time when everyone is gearing up for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Tamil Nadu is also set to conduct its by-polls. But what has caught the attention of people is the declaration made by the Indhiya Janata Katchi candidate J Mohanraj. What is even more surprising is that the Election Commission has accepted it without any qualms.

A man from Amma Makkal Desiya Katchi filed his nomination from south Chennai with the support of his party members. Kuppalji Devadas and his party members carried three buckets of coins in order to gain traction before the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

Siddaramaiah, the BJP candidate who lost to LR Shivaramegowda of the JD(S) in the Mandya bypolls held a few months ago, wants to contest the Lok Sabha polls again. In this regard, he met BS Yeddyurappa, who asked him to wait and watch

A day after Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced that Tamil Nadu will go to polls on April 18, many have pointed out that the day falls on the same day as the Chithirai festival. The Election Commission has sought more details on the matter in Madurai.