<span style="color: #222222;">In Tamilnadu, electioneering for the urban local body polls will end by this evening. Polling will be held in single-phase on the 19th of this month in 21 Corporations, 138 municipalities, and 490 town panchayats. Fifty-seven thousand 778 candidates are in the fray for 12 thousand 607 posts across the State.<br />''<br />''After the Assembly election last year and after a break of ten years of the local body elections, now, voters will be exercising their franchise one more time this Saturday.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, All the party leaders are crisscrossing the State in full vigor as curtains are closing down.  It is very unique to note that people of all ages especially the youth of the State are testing the waters in politics this time.<br />''<br />''The alliance has stayed intact for the DMK front with Congress, Left parties, MDMK, VCK, and other smaller alliance partners. The alliance between AIADMK and the BJP has been split. The BJP wanted to try it alone in the urban local body election.<br />''<br />''The BJP which has four MLAs in the State Assembly has fielded locally powerful candidates in the fray. Though Covid has thrown a challenge, canvassing through public campaigns, door-to-door canvassing is held.  Campaigning through social media messages has come in handy and easily.<br />''<br />''The biggest rivals the DMK and the AIADMK don't want to leave any stone unturned and get ahead of the voters. They have been blaming each other's performances trying to bring up undone issues. Micro observers have been appointed to monitor the violation of the model code of conduct and bribing of voters.<br />''<br />''CCTV cameras have been fitted in sensitive booths and also in the security rooms where the EVMs are kept. Polling officials have been given the training to handle the formalities before and after keeping the electronic voting machines in the booths.<br />''<br />''Security has been strengthened in view of the election across the State to prevent untoward incidents. Counting of votes will be held on the 22nd of this month.</span><br />