As counting of votes for the Assembly elections concluded on Monday (May 4, 2026) evening, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced one of its biggest defeat in the 10 constituencies in Coimbatore district, which stood as an impregnable fortress in the Dravidian major’s stronghold in the Kongu region.

The debacle has unsettled the party as it could retain only one seat, won by veteran S.P. Velumani in Thondamuthur constituency. Six of its incumbent MLAs who contested this election, namely Amman K. Arjunan, P.R.G. Arunkumar, K.R. Jayaram, Pollachi V. Jayaraman, S. Damodaran and V.P. Kandasamy were defeated.