CHENNAI: Ruling DMK and its allies Congress, PMK, CPI(M) and CPI swept the civic polls in Tamil Nadu by capturing five municipal corporations in five major cities and winning majority of seats in 152 other municipalites.
The DMK-led alliance was also way ahead of their main rival AIADMK in the poll to town panchayats and panchayat union councils, reports reaching here tonight said.
The alliance captured civic bodies in Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Salem, and Tiruchirappalli.
The DMK led DPA is also set to capture over 80 first grade municipalities and 40 third grade municipalties, the reports said.
The counting of votes for Chennai Municipal Corporation will take place on October 20 as per the Madrs High Court order.
During the 2001 civic polls, DMK had won the mayoral posts in Chennai and Madurai, for which direct elections were held.
While the erstwhile TMC, which was in alliance with AIADMK then, had won the mayoral post of Tiruchirappalli AIADMK had bagged the mayoral posts in other corporations at that time.
AIADMK, which had put up a creditable performance by winning 61 seats in the May assembly polls, came out with a dismal performance in the civic polls. According to reports reaching the state Election Commission office, AIADMK could win only in 10 municipalities this time.
