Chennai, Apr 21: EPS Govt may just scrape through the State polls says a Central Intelligence report communicated to Union Home Ministry. The Western heartland of State seems to have gone a big way in pushing up the numbers for EPS and team ,said the report.
Those in the know of things revealed that EPS has been communicated about this and has brought cheer to the AIADMK top echelons. The report says that the Prasanth report that predicts a 180 seats for DMK combine is far too much of the actual numbers. The South Districts voting seems to have gone in favour of DMK combine and the AMMK- MNM- TMK- have created a divide of votes that would have gone to AIADMK.
The PMK is the weakest ally but still it is not that it will draw a blank as said by DMK circles and it has to a great extent got Vanniyar votes rallied behind them citing the consolidation of Thevars and other OBC against them.
The report however has made it clear that BJP need not draw any solace from this since in most of the seats it is in for a drubbing. Unlike the DMK in last State poll which made a mistake by giving 40 odd seats to Congress , the AIADMK has given many seats to BJP that it would not have won on two leaves symbol. The report might set off a revolt against BJP State President for accepting seats that it did not have any base.
The worst scenario that the Central agency suggests is that a hung Assembly could happen. On the other hand, DMK is drawing up a ministers list and portfolios, says Arivalayam sources.
The report says that caste politics with Thevar- OBC ganging up and Gounders feeling threatened if EPS was voted out took priority over governance and the AIADMK playing down Modi in the campaign has given it the edge. As usual cash for votes played a major part in areas where AIADMK felt it was tottering, said the report.
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