In 1984, combined vote share of the DMK, AIADMK fronts hit a high of 96.91%; low point was in 2014, when a BJP-led third front helped limit the Dravidian majors’ alliances to just 71% of votes
Coalitions that included Tamil Nadu’s two major and opposing Dravidian forces — the DMK and the AIADMK — have claimed most of the State’s vote share in the 12 Lok Sabha elections held since 1977.
The combined vote share of the two coalitions hit a high of 96.91% in 1984, and never went lower than in 2014, when they garnered 71.07%. In 2014, the AIADMK, or All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, contested all of the State’s 39 Lok Sabha seats independently; the DMK, or Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, has never gone solo since 1977.
