CHENNAI: BJP state president K Annamalai is staring at defeat in Coimbatore as he is trailing behind DMK candidate Ganapathy P Rajkumar by 25,000 votes at the end of round 5 of the counting.
Annamalai secured 102,784 votes while Rajkumar got 127,784 votes in Coimbatore.
AIADMK candidate Singai P Ramachandran has been pushed to the distant third slot with 53,811 votes.
While DMK has begun celebrations at its party office and elsewhere in Coimbatore, BJP workers were visibly upset.
Annamalai secured 102,784 votes while Rajkumar got 127,784 votes in Coimbatore.
AIADMK candidate Singai P Ramachandran has been pushed to the distant third slot with 53,811 votes.
While DMK has begun celebrations at its party office and elsewhere in Coimbatore, BJP workers were visibly upset.
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It turned out to be a disappointing birthday for Annamalai, who turned 40 on Tuesday. The IPS officer-turned BJP leader visited a temple in the morning and returned home but chose not to visit the counting centre or party office as results started trickling in.
Union minister of state for fisheries L Murugan too was trailing behind DMK candidate and former telecom minister A Raja in neighbouring Nilgiris district.
