00:00Tamil Nadu exit polls are split from a clear DMK win to a hung assembly and even an AIA-DMK
00:07comeback.
00:08With 234 seats in play and the majority mark at 118, the battle is wide open.
00:16Some polls predict a hung assembly with Vijay's TVK emerging as a major spoiler.
00:21But several pollsters still back a strong return for the MK-Stalin-led DMK alliance.
00:28Multiple surveys show the DMK comfortably crossing the majority mark.
00:34Some projections even suggest a landslide for the DMK.
00:38But one poll flips the narrative entirely.
00:42From DMK dominance to a three-way fight to an AIA-DMK surge, Tamil Nadu's verdict remains unpredictable.
00:52Here's how leaders and pollsters reacted to the exit poll predictions.
00:58Exit polls are not exact polls.
01:00When exact polls are come, we can comment.
01:03Exit polls are when it's not exact polls.
01:05When no definite modalities are followed.
01:09How can I comment on it?
01:11I don't want to comment on it.
01:12What about 5-6% of the camera and everything?
01:15No.
01:17All the exit polls I'm telling here, I cannot comment when it is for or against.
01:23So let us wait for the exact polls.
01:26That is my opinion.
01:27You see, this is all a Humber.
01:30Most of the media, they are pro-DMK.
01:32They have bought most of the media for the past one year actually.
01:37You see, JVC poll, no?
01:39They have taken a sizable amount of sample.
01:42More than 2.75 lakh people they have interviewed.
01:45So that we can accept.
01:47What they have given?
01:48128 to 147 for ADMK.
01:52Times Now and JVC.
01:54That is applicable.
01:56You can accept that.
01:57Other media, they have taken only a few thousands of people.
02:00And they are giving this report.
02:02It is not fair actually.
02:04For myself, I am a candidate of North constituency, Madri North.
02:09From early morning till afternoon, the people they came in very huge numbers.
02:14This huge turnout, this interest what people showed.
02:18Usually we see in case of anti-incumbency against the ruling party.
02:23That is the thing.
02:24And even there also, people they approach the ADMK booth agents
02:28to get details regarding their booths like that.
02:32The DMK booth was totally empty.
02:34So these two things clearly point out that.
02:37People, they are against the DMK.
02:39And definitely, these people turning out in large numbers.
02:43Though you attribute this high polling array to SIR.
02:46Beyond that, what the people showed interest.
02:49And how they approach the ADMK booth agents.
02:52It is very clear-cut that, ADMK is going to come to power.
02:55And our General Secretary, Head of Padish Lassim Office, after May 4th.
03:00Sir, I am Radhan Padid Vertuvel.
03:02The spokesperson of TVK.
03:05Actually brother, this existing poll, we are just ignoring it.
03:09I am sure we are going to sweep this election by above 170 or above 140.
03:14This is not fair actually.
03:16We studied very well.
03:18We had our personal survey.
03:20We are sure about minimum 45% vote banking.
03:24It is not between 20 to 25.
03:26So I am not interested to listen to this all.
03:29We simply switched off.
03:30It is demeriting our life.
03:32108 hours to go for the election counting.
03:35From this moment, five nights are there.
03:38Four day time is there.
03:39Total together, it can be 108 hours.
03:42109th hour, we are in the meeting race.
03:44We are going to take the vote.
03:46Our sir, our talaival will become Chief Minister.
03:50Extraordinarily, it can be 50 times I am Ashwari.
03:53See beyond all exit polls, what is very important is the people's mandate.
03:57This election is very different from all the previous elections which Tamil Nadu has seen.
04:01If you notice the trend, in Tamil Nadu usually, polling is very high in the last one hour
04:06between 5 pm and 6 pm.
04:08But this election, the polling was maximum between 7 am and 9 am.
04:11Even during the extremely hot hours of say between 11 am to 3 pm,
04:17the turnout was very very high in number.
04:19And by 3 pm, the polling had already crossed about 82%.
04:23Which goes to say a lot about the mood of the people.
04:26The people are coming out in large numbers.
04:28Usually, if the people are voting back the ruling party to power,
04:32the interest to vote is not that much.
04:34But you know, when they want to vote them out of power,
04:36when they want change,
04:37and when the people realize that the only alternate
04:40which can replace the DMK in Tamil Nadu
04:42and give them a stable government,
04:43is the government which is being backed by the central government,
04:46which has the blessings, which has the support of the central government,
04:48is the NDA in Tamil Nadu.
04:50And that is what has happened in 2026 on the 23rd of April.
04:54So, which will be reflected very clearly on the 4th of May.
04:58And Edapadi K. Paliniswamy will again be SITRAS Chief Minister.
05:03And Tamil Nadu will again be back to its glorious ways of gaining and winning,
05:07rather than losing out on industries, on businesses,
05:10and on various verticals to neighbouring.
05:12We are still confident and our confidence is with the people.
05:16Not many numbers.
05:19We don't believe in the exit poll numbers and all.
05:23We have full faith in the people.
05:26And we have full confidence in the people of Tamil Nadu and Pondichari.
05:30No, we have performed well.
05:32See, the performance for the past 5 years has helped DMK to come back to power.
05:38Even yesterday, the report says that the economic indicators show that
05:45we have doubled our economy in Tamil Nadu.
05:52That shows how our Chief Minister is running the state.
05:56So, people have faith in him.
05:58And they want him to become the Chief Minister for the second term.
06:03So, that will flourish.
06:04See, right from the day of election, we have been maintaining that
06:10we will win this election with a massive margin.
06:14And the exit polls, though they are conservative.
06:16In my estimate, the numbers given by these pollsters are conservative.
06:20I am very, very confident that we will cross the 180 mark.
06:24And the percentage of vote difference between the DMK combined
06:29and the next alliance will be huge.
06:32It will be certainly more than 5 percentage.
06:36That is what we feel, that is the sense we get from the ground.
06:40We were there on the ground.
06:42And people have overwhelmingly supported the DMK party
06:46only because of the welfare measures and the aura of our Chief Minister,
06:51the rock star Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu.
06:54He has single-handedly carried the entire elections.
06:58And now, on 4th, he will carry the DMK alliance.
07:02And he is going to be the next Chief Minister of the state.
07:05Yesterday, we had an exit poll.
07:06But there is a mix and lot of reviews that came.
07:10But we are not bothered about anything.
07:12Definitely, May 4th, the result will come in favour of TVK only.
07:16Talabadi will win in a single majority.
07:20We are expecting above 150 seats.
07:24So Talabadi will definitely win on May 4th.
07:28So we are not bothered about anything.
07:30Polls and exit polls are not bothering.
07:32We are having only face Talabadi.
07:34So definitely, he will win.
07:37Definitely, we will make a change on May 4th.
07:40You can see on May 4th.
07:48Mad Somers
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