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DMK-TMC alliance wins 1996 election

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DMK-TMC alliance wins 1996 election
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The DMK-TMC alliance won 221 of 234 assembly seats and all 39 Lok Sabha seats; M. Karunanidhi became Chief Minister for the fourth time.

The eleventh Tamil Nadu assembly election was held on 2 May 1996, with results announced on 12 May. The DMK-led front with the Tamil Maanila Congress won 221 of the 234 seats, while the ruling AIADMK won only four and Jayalalithaa lost her own seat. M. Karunanidhi became Chief Minister for the fourth time. The alliance also won all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, which made the DMK and TMC important partners in the United Front government at the Centre from 1996 to 1998.

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