How the presence of smaller parties affected the prospects of many a candidate in TN May 03, 2021 MNM President Kamal Haasan VEDHAN M× Though the MNM, NTK and AMMK have not won a single seat, they have split the vote in many constituencies The Tamil Nadu Assembly 2021 elections have once again revealed the dominance of the two Dravidian majors -- DMK and AIADMK -- as no candidate outside the alliance of these two parties has managed to secure a win. But the multi-cornered contest also revealed that smaller parties cannot be discounted as they can make or break the prospects of a candidate in a tightly contested election such as the current one.