With the Erode bypoll victory, the DMK has disproved the antiincumbency argument put forth by its political rivals, busted the AIADMK’s Kongu stranglehold theory and punched a hole in the BJP’s growth claim in the state. For months, leaders of the AIADMK and ally BJP sought to set a narrative that people were disillusioned with the DMK government.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/60000-margin-trumps-erode-bypoll-math-of-all-parties/articleshow/98377084.cms