An analysis of the 2026 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu shows that the electoral outcome poses an existential threat to the AIADMK, which seems to have lost its core vote bank to the TVK. In contrast, the DMK has largely retained its core vote bank.

An analysis of the 2026 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu shows that the electoral outcome poses an existential threat to the AIADMK, which seems to have lost its core vote bank to the TVK. In contrast, the DMK has largely retained its core vote bank.