Curtains come down on Tamilnadu Election campaign
The high octane campaign for the 6 April Tamilnadu Assembly elections ended on Sunday at 7 pm, with the stage now set for the polling on 6 April which will decide whether it will a hat-trick of terms for the AIADMK or the return of DMK after a decade in opposition.
As many as 3,998 candidates, including Chief Minister K Palaniswami, his deputy O Panneerselvam, DMK President MK Stalin, AMMK founder TTV Dhinakaran, actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan, Naam Tamizhar Katchi leader Seeman and BJP state unit chief L Murugan are in the fray.
Leaders, including Palaniswami and Stalin hit the campaign trail on the last day, even as they have been criss-crossing the state for hectic electioneering, the former in a bid to ensure a record third term, while the latter is keen to upset his rival’s chances.
National leaders–Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi were among those who campaigned for the respective ruling and opposition alliances.
The Election Commission has made it clear that no campaign activity shall be held from now on, including in social media and through other forms of electronic communication that includes SMS.
Over 6.28 crore eligible voters will choose 234 members of the 3,998 contesting the elections.