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The ruling TVK won both Assembly bypolls when votes were counted on Friday, taking its strength in the House to 109, according to reports. The DMK finished second in both seats.
Voting in the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly bypolls was brisk on Tuesday, with the Election Commission reporting 35.55 per cent and 37.28 per cent turnout respectively by 11 am. Votes will be counted on October 9.
Chief Minister Vijay's TVK has entered the INDIA bloc in Tamil Nadu, which Congress called a historic development. Reports say the party does not want to rush into the national bloc, and the DMK was absent from the meeting that formalised the entry.
Campaigning for the Madurantakam and Dharapuram Assembly bypolls ended on Sunday evening, with Chief Minister Vijay holding a final roadshow in Dharapuram. Polling is on Tuesday and counting on October 9.
The TVK and its alliance partners held a joint public meeting in Madurantakam on Thursday to project unity ahead of the October 6 Assembly bypoll. Chief Minister Vijay did not attend and is scheduled to campaign separately in the constituency on October 2.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to share a stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai on October 11, their first joint public appearance since Vijay took office, when the Prime Minister is expected to inaugurate the first operational section of Chennai Metro Phase II.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a ₹30 lakh cash award for Coimbatore's Vithya Ramraj, who won bronze in the women's 400m hurdles at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya with a new national record of 54.75 seconds.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said at an election rally in Dharapuram that TVK leaders deserve a "doctorate in power cuts", and questioned the government's spending on a proposed Rs 1,200 crore Secretariat building.