 Welcome to NewsClick, this is Janaki. Now let's have a look at the current Tamil Nadu political scenario. There is a lot of anger among people against the current ruling all India-Anna-Dravidya Munnetra Kalagam, AI-ADMK at the state and the BJP government at the centre. People are fed up with the policy paralysis of the Modi government and the inefficient leadership of EPS and OPS combined. According to the latest trend from the ground, Dravidya Munnetra Kalagam, DMK in alliance with Congress is likely to get more than 30 seats out of 39 in Tamil Nadu, whereas ADMK-aligned BJP may end up with zero seats. The state is going for a single-phase polling on April 18th. AI-ADMK and DMK are the dominant Dravidyan parties competing with each other in the state. They are contesting in a major election for the first time after the demise of their top leaders Jailalitha and M. Karnanidhi respectively. Both the parties are contesting only in 20 seats and have left the remaining for the alliance. Interestingly, AI-ADMK and DMK will be facing each other only in eight seats. Congress has more presence than BJP in the state. Patali Makkal Kacchi, PMK, a major political outfit among the other smaller parties in Tamil Nadu is contesting in seven seats. It is the largest caste-based party in the state. The party has considerable support in the northern districts, especially among the one-year community, which has the concentrated odd share of five to six percent. But the party opposed to ADMK strongly till the recent times facing the credibility questions. Actor Vijayakant Let Desya Murpukku Dravidya Kalagam, DMDK is contesting in four seats. They allied with ADMK when DMK did not pay proper consideration. They were the principal opposition in 2011 to 2016 assembly period surpassing the DMK. But they have gradually lost their influence and have been forced to join the ADMK alliance this time, as their leader Vijayakant have been inactive due to health issues. Tamil Mahanila Congress, DMC, Pudya Tamilagam PT, New Justice Party, NJP and all India and our Congress, AI and RC have got one seat each. Actor Sarath Kumar's Samatua Makkal Kacchi has offered their support to ADMK without any seats. Communist Party of India, Marxist, CPIM, Communist Party of India, CPI and Vidadalai Sirithaigal Kacchi, VCK have got two seats each from the DMK front. The popular figure Vaikos Marumalarshi Dravidya Munetra Kalagam, MDMK is another prominent party in this alliance. But they are contesting in DMK's symbol. Indian Union Muslim League, IUML, Konganada Makkal Desya Kacchi, IJK, MDK and India Jananayega Kacchi, IJK are the other parties coming in this line. All of them have one seat each. Though they have a key role to play in their belts, they are contesting in DMK's symbol except IUML. All the small parties together had secured 30% of the votes in 2014 election. But now the political atmosphere has changed drastically. Many of them are not contesting in their own symbol. The distracted fraction of TTV Dina Karan's Amma Makkal Munetra Kalagam, AMMK from AIADMK and Kamal Hassan's Fresh Entry with Makkal Nidhi Mayem, MNM are isolated. AMMK and MNM are contesting in all the constituencies. Though there is a less probability of winning any seat, AMMK can prove costly, especially to the ruling dispensation, the AIADMK by cutting into their traditional Oatshare. Naam Tamilar Kacchi, NTK, a Tamil nationalist party, contests in all the 39 parliamentary seats alone with a 50 to 50 gender representation. It had secured just over 1% of the total votes in the last assembly polls. But the experts say that the party will increase its Oatshare in this general election for various reasons, such as the inability of the state to resist unpopular central governmental schemes. Anti-Drividian mood among a section of youth and its improved cadre building. This is all about the current Tamil Nadu political scenario. Thanks for watching Newslic.