Official Results Released: The Election Commission of India has announced the final results from the May 4, 2026 counting. TVK emerges as the single largest party with 108 seats, while DMK+ secured 51 seats. Exit polls and official results shown below.
Average Seat Projection — All Polls
234 seats · Majority 118124
DMK+ (INDIA)
DMK · INC · VCK
Majority ✓
66
AIADMK+
AIADMK · BJP · PMK
39
TVK (Vijay)
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
⚡ New Force
5
Others
NTK & Independents
124
39
66
Majority: 118
DMK+ TVK Others AIADMK+
Average of 6 exit polls⚡ Outlier Alert — Axis My India: The only agency predicting TVK to lead with 109 seats, ahead of DMK+ (101) and AIADMK+ (24). A potential historic upset for Vijay's party in its first election.
Exit Polls vs Official Results — Seats
Projected seats from exit polls (29 Apr) and official results from Election Commission of India (4 May) · Out of 234 seats
| Agency | DMK | INC | VCK | AIADMK | BJP | PMK | TVK | NTK | OTH | DMK+ | AIADMK+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Axis My IndiaOutlier | 101 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 24 |
Matrize | 127 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 93 |
P-MARQ | 135 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 75 |
Peoples Pulse | 135 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 135 | 73 |
Chanakya Strategies | 153 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 153 | 58 |
Sun Exit Poll | 169 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 64 |
Election Commission of India | 42 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 8 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 75 |
Poll of Polls Average · 7 surveys | 123 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 66 |
Average Vote Share % (Poll of Polls)
DMK36.6%
INC0.4%
VCK0.3%
AIADMK26.7%
BJP0.6%
PMK0.4%
TVK23.9%
NTK0%
OTH11.2%
Seat Projections by Agency
Stacked bar — total 234 seats · dashed line = majority (118)
Average Vote Share %
Averaged across all exit polls (excluding Others)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam36.6%
Indian National Congress0.4%
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi0.3%
All India Anna26.7%
Bharatiya Janata Party0.6%
Pattali Makkal Katchi0.4%
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam23.9%
Naam Tamilar Katchi0%
2026 Election Results — Historic Verdict
TVK wins with 108 seats
Actor Vijay's debut party emerges as the single largest party but falls short of the 118 majority mark. A historic political realignment.
DMK+ collapses to 51 seats
The ruling alliance faces a historic defeat, dropping from 159 seats in 2021 to just 51 — anti-incumbency against MK Stalin.
AIADMK+ recovers to 75 seats
The traditional opposition alliance makes a comeback but still below 2021 levels, as the Dravidian duopoly breaks.
No clear majority — horse-trading ahead
With no party/alliance at 118 seats, coalition negotiations and support arrangements will determine who forms the next government.