Tamil Nadu CM Vijay hails TVK’s bypoll wins as victory for people, political decorum

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. File | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay on Friday (October 9, 2026) said the party’s victories in the Madurantakam (comfortable lead as of 5.45 pm) and Dharapuram Assembly bypolls is a victory for the people and “political decorum”, and thanked voters for their support.

In a statement on X, Mr. Vijay claimed the TVK had won without distributing money to voters or resorting to inducements. He said the results demonstrated that Tamil Nadu was a stronghold of people’s power rather than corrupt forces.