CHENNAI, Nov. 3 -- The setback suffered in the recent Assembly by-elections held at Vikravandi and Naguneri in the State has jolted and rattled the DMK, which was expecting to register a cakewalk victory in the Assembly Elections to be held in 2021, according to party insiders.

The DMK which had a landslide win in the Lok Sabha election from the State in April 2019, conceded two of its sitting seats to the AIADMK, a party which reminded resembled a rudderless ship.

One of the leaders in the party had told The Pioneer that the words of some of the alliance partners like the VCK and the MDMK were the causes for the defeat of the DMK and the Congress from Vikravandi and Nanguneri respectively. One of the outcomes from the bypoll is that the ...