India, May 4 -- Actor-politician Vijay is on the brink of scripting political history in Tamil Nadu, with his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerging as a dominant force in early counting trends of the Assembly elections.

As vote counting progressed for the April 23 polls, TVK was leading in 109 of the 234 constituencies, closing in on the majority mark of 118 seats. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was trailing significantly, while the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) was ahead in 63 seats and DMK in 40, according to Election Commission data.

In a major upset, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin was trailing in his Kolathur constituency, while Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was also behind in Chepauk-Thiruva...