The counting of votes for bye-elections to one assembly constituency each in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and two assembly constituencies in Maharashtra began on Thursday.
The DMK-backed Congress candidate from Erode-East, EVKS Elangovan, on Monday said the result of the high-stakes bypoll will have a bearing on the outcome of next year's general elections.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate KS Thennarasu on Monday claimed that he would win the Erode bypolls by a margin of 25,000 votes.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin on Saturday held a mega rally in the area in favour of DMK-backed Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan and said that the byelection will check the weightage of the Dravidian Model government.
Jayaram Venkatesan, the Convenor of the NGO, raised a series of allegations including the use of money to influence voters in the Erode East constituency.
Political parties have started campaigning on Erode East roads ahead of the bye-election which is scheduled to be held on February 27. Political parties have started reaching out to the public to ask for votes with their party flags and traditional wear.