On Sunday afternoon, inside the packed conference room of Hotel Bramhaputra Ashok, 65-year-old Atul Bora was the fourth senior BJP leader to back Sarbananda Sonowal as the party's choice for the chief minister's post.

Former DMK Minister KR Periyakaruppan, his son and 10 others today moved Madras High Court bench, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with an alleged incident of violence during campaigning in the run up to the May 16 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

CPI-M leader and former minister G Sudhakaran is facing legal trouble for peeping into the voting compartment when party veteran VS Achuthanandan voted in Kerala.

A poll of exit polls predicts a photo-finish in Tamil Nadu, with the AIADMK of Jayalalitha and DMK of Karunanidhi locked in a very close race.


· A lunchtime queue to vote at Vennala in Kochi.

· An overcast day for voting in Kochi.

Chennai: Members of Chennai's transgender community cast their vote, polling underway. pic.twitter.com/W3IXvKVCrQ
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor casts his vote at a polling booth in Thiruvananthapuram pic.twitter.com/n2afOcOJ6R
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Kerala Assembly elections underway: CM Oommen Chandy after casting his vote at a polling booth in Kottayam. pic.twitter.com/jWgtI2rJ9L
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We have done our duty, hope the others have also done: Kamal Hasan after casting his vote in Chennai. pic.twitter.com/RWSB90hBRC
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#TamilNaduElection: Volunteers assist senior citizens who arrive at a polling booth in Chennai to cast their vote. pic.twitter.com/9EXuQmtzPm
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Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalithaa casts her vote at Chennai's Stella Maris College



Chennai: DMDK-PWF chief ministerial candidate Vijayakanth casts his vote in Kaveri High School,Saligramam. pic.twitter.com/Uyxy5oh2WP
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18.3 % votes polled in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections till 9 am.


Voting for Tamil Nadu assembly elections underway: DMK Treasurer M K Stalin casts his vote in SIET College,Chennai. pic.twitter.com/QmtzITjO6V
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