New Delhi, May 4 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and son Udhayanidhi trail in their respective constituencies after the third round of counting.

According to the Election Commission (EC), Stalin, who is contesting in Kolathur, was trailing by 2,277. Likewise, deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Staling was trailing by 1,244 votes in Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni.

Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly seats, and a party or alliance must win at least 118 seats to form the government.

DMK General Secretary and senior minister Durai Murugan was also trailing by 2,293 votes at the Katpadi Assembly segment. Similarly, other ministers, including P Geetha Jeevan (Thoothukkudi), Ma Subramanian (Saidapet), EV Velu (Tiruvanamalai), P K Sekarbabu (Harbour), ...