Tamil Nadu
How TVK won Tamil Nadu in 2026: what the polls said and what happened
TVK won 108 of 234 seats in 2026. What the opinion polls and exit polls said, what the results show seat by seat, and what analysts say caused the surprise.
Analysis
What the numbers say
Close readings of recent results. Each piece sets what the polls and surveys said before voting against what the voters actually did, using the Election Commission's results and clearly named outside sources.
Assembly elections
State results: what the polls said and what the voters did.
How we work: results come from the Election Commission of India. Claims about why voters chose as they did are always credited to a named survey, outlet or analyst, and we say when something is our own reading of the numbers. Not sure how something works? See the election explainers.
