CHENNAI — Actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has delivered a seismic shock to Tamil Nadu politics, emerging as the single largest party and poised to form the next government after a landslide performance in the 2026 Assembly elections. As vote counting progressed on Monday, May 4, TVK surged ahead in more than 100 of the 234 seats, breaking the decades-long dominance of the Dravidian majors DMK and AIADMK in what analysts are calling a generational shift driven by youth voters and anti-incumbency.

Early trends and partial results showed TVK leading or winning in key urban and rural pockets across all regions, including traditional strongholds of both major parties. Vijay himself is leading comfortably in the two constituencies he contested — Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East — while Chief Minister M.K. Stalin trailed in his Kolathur seat. The ruling DMK-led alliance and the AIADMK alliance lagged significantly behind in most counting rounds, with TVK's momentum building steadily through the day.

The election, held in a single phase on April 23 with a record turnout of around 85 percent, saw TVK contest all 234 seats independently without any pre-poll alliances. Vijay's........

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