New Delhi, May 4 -- The TVK, headed by actor-turned-politician Vijay, who is contesting the Tamil Nadu polls for the first time, is maintaining a comfortable lead over age-old parties - the DMK and the AIADMK.

As per the Election Commission trends at 1:30 pm on Monday, the TVK was leading on 110 assembly seats. Meanwhile, the ruling DMK was emerging as a distant third party, leading on 49 seats. The opposition AIADMK led in 56 assembly constituencies. A political party or coalition needs to win 118 of the 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu.

On the EC result trends, TVK leader Nanjil Sampath said, "It is a historical victory. Replacing Dravidian parties. I haven't seen this sort of rise in the people of Tamil Nadu. It has been ages since w...