‘Will fulfill our poll promises…swearing-in ceremony will be simple’: Stalin after DMK sweeps Tamil Nadu polls

According to the latest trends from the Election Commission, the DMK has already won 111 seats and is leading on 21 in the 234-member assembly

CHENNAI

DMK chief MK Stalin on Sunday thanked the people of Tamil Nadu after his party-led alliance emerged victorious in the Assembly polls and informed his swearing-in ceremony would be organised in a simple way due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

“I would like to express my gratitude to the people of Tamil Nadu for giving the coalition a huge victory in the election. We will gradually fulfill our specific election promises,” Stalin said.

He added, “We are going to hold the swearing-in ceremony in a simple manner because the impact of the Covid-19 is high. I will announce the date tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.”

The DMK chief also said that the party would convene a meeting of the newly-elected MLAs the day after tomorrow and formally elect the chairman, then consult with government officials to decide on the swearing-in ceremony.

According to the latest trends from the Election Commission, the DMK has already won 111 seats and is leading on 21 in the 234-member assembly.

AIADMK also won 61 seats and is leading on 6 while its ally BJP won three seats and is leading on a seat.

The Paattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has won four seats and is leading on one. Congress, which is an ally of DMK, has won 13 seats and is leading on 5 more.

Agencies