Tamil Nadu has decided to give a consecutive term to one party for the 1st time in 32 years and according to clear trends from counting Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will remain exactly where she is, despite most exit polls having predicted that the 67-year-old’s arch rival, M Karunanidhi, and his DMK would return to power

Jayalalithaa promised to gift voters cellphones and other freebies ,Ahead of the election and in her last election campaign five years ago mixer-grinders were pledged to housewives.

Last year, she was acquitted of corruption charges by a court in Bengaluru, but the Karnataka government has challenged that verdict in the Supreme Court.

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