Urban local body polls: Sun shines in southern districts of TN
The Hindu
Landslide victory expected for ruling DMK; BJP party cadre elated as they stood number 3 after the two Dravidian majors
The ruling DMK is all set to register a landslide victory in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu with their candidates winning a majority of the wards from the Corporations, Municipalities and Town Panchayats, for which urban local body elections were held on February 19.
The counting, which began at 8 a.m., was still going on in the afternoon amidst tight security, and is expected to get over late in the evening, according to officials.
Apart from winning a majority of the wards in the Corporations including Madurai, Dindigul, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi, the DMK with the support of their alliance partners, also registered its maiden victory in the newly upgraded Sivakasi and Nagercoil Corporations.
In almost every Corporation, the ruling party candidates appeared to be on the winning side and in Thoothukudi, the DMK and allies have bagged 50 out of the 60 wards, according to an official in the Thoothukudi Corporation.
Municipalities and Town Panchayats
Across the 10 districts in southern Tamil Nadu, the DMK and their partners -- Congress, VCK, MDMK, CPI and CPI(M) and others have wrested Municipalities from their political opponent, the AIADMK.