DMK chief will for the first time become the CM of Tamil Nadu; thanks the people for voting his party to power and assured them that he would truthfully work for them
A DMK member holds a picture of M K Stalin during celebrations in Chennai on Sunday. Pic/PTI
Tamil Nadu
Congratulations to DMK leader MK Stalin poured in from across the nation and also from a neighbour on his victory in Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The DMK-led alliance with over 150 seats defeated the ruling AIADMK. Sri Lanka’s Tamil political parties on Sunday congratulated Stalin, who led the opposition alliance in Tamil Nadu, on his party’s win. Stalin, who is set to be the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time, expressed his “heartfelt thanks” to all the people of the state for mandating his party to govern Tamil Nadu for the sixth time. “Our heartfelt congratulations to the DMK leader MK Stalin” main Tamil party TNA spokesman MA Sumanthiran tweeted.
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2016 Results
Total seats 232
AIADMK 134
DMK 89
Congress 08
iu Muslim League 01
OTHER 00
DMK + 141
AIADMK + 73
Congress 16
BJP 04
Total no. of seats 234
Source: Election Commission of India
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