AT 39, Tamil Nadu has the fourth highest number of Lok Sabha constituencies in the country. The ruling AIADMK’s fate also depends on 18 Assembly seats in which bypolls will be held that day. The DMK too is contesting all the 18 Assembly seats, reserving its generosity for Congress and others for the Lok Sabha. The party is confident of winning 35 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats and at least 15 Assembly seats. However, there is stigma for being with the BJP.”Read | Tamil Nadu elections: Small parties have big problemsThe anti-BJP feeling runs high in Tamil Nadu where politics has always had an anti-Centre flavour.

Source: Indian Express April 02, 2019 20:20 UTC