25 years on, Chennai sees a DMK sweep
The Hindu
Decimation of AIADMK in the region may be due to many reasons, including lack of ground work by office-bearers, selection of candidates
In the city, electoral history has repeated itself after 25 years. After the 1996 Assembly election, Chennai has voted fully for the DMK and its allies, routing the AIADMK as it did then and giving the party a comfortable majority to form a government on its own. The verdict also symbolises the rise of DMK president M.K. Stalin. After the 1996 victory, he bacame the Chennai Mayor. In 2021, he is set to become Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. A post-poll analysis shows the decimation of the AIADMK-led alliance this time was due to many reasons, including the choice of coalition partners, lack of ground work by office-bearers, selection of candidates and the DMK’s promises that attracted both urban and rural masses.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.