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Tamil Nadu Exit Polls: AIADMK Confident, BJP Cautious Ahead of Results

Exit polls for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have sparked varied reactions from political parties. BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan advised caution, stating conclusions should wait until official results. AIADMK candidate Manoharan expressed confidence his party would win 190-200 seats and return to power. Axis My India exit poll projected TVK's Vijay ahead of CM MK Stalin in the choice for next Chief Minister. The counting of votes will take place on May 4.

Key Points: Tamil Nadu Exit Polls: AIADMK Confident, BJP Cautious

  • BJP's Tamilisai Soundararajan cautions against drawing conclusions from exit polls
  • AIADMK's Manoharan expresses confidence of winning 190-200 seats
  • Axis My India exit poll projects TVK leading in CM choice with 37% support
  • Counting of votes scheduled for May 4
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Tamil Nadu exit polls: BJP's Tamilisai cautious, AIADMK expresses confidence of victory

AIADMK predicts 190-200 seats win; BJP's Tamilisai cautious on exit polls. Key projections show DMK alliance ahead, TVK debut.

"AIADMK will definitely win 190 to 200 seats and form the government under the leadership of Edappadi K.Palaniswami. - Manoharan"

Chennai, April 30

As exit polls for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections sparked political reactions, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday said that conclusions should not be drawn until official results are declared.

"The exit polls are not exact. When the exact polls come, we can comment. I don't want to comment on it," she told ANI.

Meanwhile, AIADMK candidate from Erode East Assembly constituency Manoharan expressed confidence that his party would return to power in the state.

"AIADMK will definitely win 190 to 200 seats and form the government under the leadership of Edappadi K.Palaniswami. The projects brought by the AIADMK government have been shelved by the DMK government. We sought votes by promising that the shelved projects will be implemented as soon as the AIADMK government comes to power again," he told ANI.

Political parties across the state are reacting cautiously to exit poll projections, while the final results are awaited.

Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu, Axis My India exit poll projected that Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) would get 98-120 seats in its debut election, DMK-led alliance 92-100 seats and the five-party alliance led by BJP getting 22-32 seats.

According to Axis My India, Vijay is ahead of Chief Minister MK Stalin in terms of choice for the next Chief Minister. While Stalin was supported by 35 per cent of those polled, Vijay got the support of 37 per cent.

Several other exit polls predicted that the alliance led by the ruling DMK will return to power in the state. People Pulse projected 125-145 seats for the DMK-led alliance and AIADMK-led alliance, which includes the BJP, getting 65-80 seats. It projected Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) getting two to six seats. Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly seats.

According to exit poll projections by Matrize, DMK and allies will get 122-132 seats and AIADMK and allies 80-100 seats. It said TVK would get 0-6 assembly seats.

The exit poll by P-MARQ projected 125-145 seats for DMK-led alliance, 60-70 seats for AIADMK-led alliance and one to six seats for TVK.

People Insight projected 120-140 seats for DMK-led alliance, 60-70 for AIADMK-led alliance and 30-40 seats for TVK.

DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu also includes the Congress.

The counting of votes will take place on May 4.

- ANI

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Rajesh Q
As someone who has lived in Tamil Nadu for 30+ years, I can tell you exit polls are always wrong here. Remember 2016 when they predicted DMK landslide? 😆 But I think AIADMK supporters are too optimistic with 190-200 seats claim. Realistically, DMK will get around 130 and AIADMK about 70-80. TVK will surprise everyone - maybe 15-20 seats. Vijay's fan base is real, not just cinema hype. Let's see!
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Priya S
I appreciate Tamilisai ji's cautious approach - she's right, exit polls aren't exact. But honestly, it's disappointing that AIADMK claims 190-200 seats when they couldn't even do proper governance last time. The leaked 4% NEET quota judgment, the electricity issues, and the financial mismanagement... People won't forget that easily. DMK may have issues but at least they delivered some freebies and welfare schemes.
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Arjun K
Interesting how the exit polls show Vijay ahead of Stalin as CM choice! I'm not a fan of either, but this shows the frustration people have with both old parties. TVK getting 30+ seats in some polls? That's huge for a first-time party! BJP's five-party alliance getting only 22-32 means they're still irrelevant in TN. The real fight is still DMK vs AIADMK, but TVK is shaking things up nicely.
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Michael C
As an outsider looking in, I find Tamil Nadu politics fascinating! The way regional parties dominate and national parties struggle - so different from other states. But this Axis My India poll showing TVK with 98-120 seats seems really off. They're an unknown quantity. I trust People Pulse and Matrize more realistic predictions. Still, democracy in action is always interesting to watch from abroad.

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