Odisha Assembly poll, Tamil Nadu Assembly bypoll live updates: Chidambaram says have voted for change zeenews.india.com

Along with the Lok Sabha election, Tamil Nadu will also be voting for 18 Assembly constituencies in the state on Thursday. Voting will also be held in 35 assembly seats and five Lok Sabha seats in Odisha on Thursday. Voting for the remaining four of the 22 vacant seats will be held on May 19. The bypolls hold great significance for the AIADMK government as they are crucial to keep the two-year-old Palaniswami government, which has a wafer-thin majority, safe. The AIADMK currently has 113 members (excluding the Speaker) while DMK-led alliance has 97 MLAs.