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DMK alliance wins all 39 Lok Sabha seats

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The DMK-led INDIA bloc won all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu; the AIADMK and BJP, contesting separately, won none.

In the 2024 general election the DMK-led alliance, part of the national INDIA bloc, won all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the single seat in Puducherry. The AIADMK, which had left the NDA in 2023, and the BJP-led alliance contested separately and failed to win any seats. The BJP's vote share in the state rose under its state president K. Annamalai. The Naam Tamilar Katchi also polled a notable share without winning.

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