Sharpening his attack on the Election Commission of India, DMK President and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Friday said its directions had impeded even the basic functioning of the state administrati

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Tamil Nadu administration will be in limbo till May 13, when the election result will be announced and the next government takes charge. The state bureaucratic machinery has never experienced such an extended lull and recess. The government will not take any major decisions during this period; there will be no contracts, no review meetings, and no transfers. But yes, there could be lot of pleasure travelling by the babus and ministers.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly election on Wednesday witnessed a record turnout of voters amid reports of “high spending” by several candidates, particularly of the ruling DMK-led front, to influence the rural electorate. The unusually long queues in the urban centres, especially in cities like Chennai, pointed to an increased awareness of fighting corruption among the educated youth and the middle class, which could help the Opposition AIADMK camp.

Voicing confidence that his party will win the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday hinted at a possible coalition government, a key issue said to have been raised by long-time ally Congress as a post-poll arrangement.

AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa on Thursday claimed the high voter turnout for the Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu was a reflection of people's "anger" against the ruling DMK and their resolve to oust the Karunanidhi-led government.

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Charging the ruling DMK with unleashing violence ahead of Wednesday’s Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday urged Election Commission and state police to ensure free and fair elections.

Defending its senior leader M.K. Stalin for his comments against AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa, the DMK on Tuesday said the deputy chief minister had only made a “true and fair comment” on her marital status, which could “never be construed as defamatory or derogatory”.

Voters lined up outside polling booths across Tamil Nadu and Keral on  Wednesday as elections to choose a new 234-member assembly began.

Voting is under way across Kerala to elect a 140-member