Electronic voting machines and units for audit records of the paper audit of voters in a vault at the counting center of Jamal Mohamed College in Tiruchirappalli on April 24, 2026. | Photo credit: R. Vengadesh
TThe period between the poll date and the vote count date should normally be quiet. But in Tamil Nadu, where there was a record voter turnout of 85.1% on April 23, 2026 with around 4.88 billion people casting their votes, there is intense debate on a number of issues.
The issues vary from the suitability of Chief Minister MKStalin on vacation in Kodaikanal to the comparative performance of Tamil Nadu with other southern states with respect to the Information Technology (IT) sector to the possibility of a coalition regime due to the presence Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) led by actor C. Joseph Vijay.
Published – 28 Apr 2026 01:13 IST
