Estimates of several parties and agencies suggest that Vijay’s TVK is starting with 20% vote share. It roughly translates to 86 lakh votes, if voter turnout touches 75%. The number perhaps is a groundbreaking debut for any political party in Tamil Nadu’s history.
In the last election, the DMK suffered major setbacks in Assembly constituencies across Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts, while the AIADMK secured significant victories.
Ambedkar warned that political democracy cannot survive without social democracy. Similarly, federal democracy requires regionally fair representation. The issue is a moral paradox.
