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TVK Vijay's political tsunami causes massive deluge, turns TN poll scene topsy turvy, emerging as single largest party

Chennai, May 5 (UNI) In an unprecedented and unexpected wave, a political tsunami in the form of first timer and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)'s actor-turned-neta Vijay turned the Tamil Nadu poll scene topsy-turvy with the nascent outfit emerging as the single largest party, leading in as many as 108 seats, as counting of votes polled in April 23 elections to constitute the 234-member 17th Legislative Assembly continued on Monday.
Despite four leading fronts are in the fray, it turned out to be a surprisingly one-horse race, as the other three--the multi-party and formidable front headed by the ruling DMK, AIADMK-led NDA and NTK bit the dust.
According to the latest data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the TVK has established leads in 108 of the 233 seats
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