The real competition in Tamil Nadu was between ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK in the four cornered fight where BJP fought alone. In 2019, the DMK alliance swept the polls, and is that alliance arithmetic working this time? Did the hype created by multiple rallies of the prime minister, including a 'padyatra' with firebrand leader Annamalai pay off? The PM returned to the state this week - to meditate at Kanniyakumari's Vivekananda Rock.
NDTV's Sam Daniel speaks with leaders of various parties for NDTV Poll Of Polls to analyse the exit poll numbers for the state.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance could win as many as seven Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu - a state in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has struggled in recent centre and state elections - exit polls said Saturday evening, after voting finished for the seventh and final phase