TVK has the strongest observed position among these four parties: the largest May seat tally and the most party-naming videos in our latest completed week. DMK is closer in news coverage, while ADMK retains a substantial electoral base. NTK's smaller presence needs careful reading. The evidence supports those comparisons; it does not yet support odds for the next election.
Media: 30 September–6 October 2026 IST · election baseline: May 2026TamilTick Data Desk
In the newest 200 Tamil Nadu YouTube items available to TamilTick on 30 September, 99 mentioned Vijay. Together they had 230,296 observed views across 18 media channels. This is a measurement of media amplification around Dharapuram. The figures are cumulative video counters, not unique viewers, voter support or 99 separate speeches.
30 September 2026, 11:07–13:17 ISTTamilTick Data Desk
Between 3 July and 15 August 2026 we recorded 22,066 political news items across ten Indian regions. In Tamil Nadu the incumbent led coverage by more than three to one — and then, for one week in August, lost it entirely.