The results of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections saw the DMK alliance sweeping all 39 seats of Tamil Nadu and 1 seat of Puducherry. On the other hand, the anti-DMK votes got split between the AIADMK and the BJP.
While the saffron party has emerged runner up in many constituencies, the ADMK’s vote base seems to be eroding.
During 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK which was under the combined leadership of Edappadi K. Palansiwami and O. Panneerselvam secured 30.56% votes with Paneerselvam’s son O.P. Ravindranath winning the lone seat of Theni.
In 2024, the AIADMK’s voteshare has reduced to 20.46% (88,80,801 votes) and the party has been pushed to the third place in as many as 12 constituencies. The party found itself at the fourth place in Kanyakumari.
To make things worse, the Palaniswami-led ADMK has lost deposit in 7 constituencies namely – South Chennai, Kanyakumari, Puducherry, Theni, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, and Vellore.
In 7 Parliament Constituency the major opposition party of Tamilnadu ADMK lost its deposit.
The vote gap between BJP & ADMK in these Constituencies are huge.
The BJP in Tamilnadu is getting bigger and stronger.
2026 is all about BJP vs DMK pic.twitter.com/ixJ2U2IdhN
— A T P (@itisatp) June 5, 2024
The declining trend of ADMK will see Palaniswami’s leadership being challenged.