Business houses in Tamil Nadu pause for election

As Tamil Nadu voted in the Assembly Elections 2026, business houses in the state paused operations, with companies shutting their doors to enable employees to cast their votes. However, a few critical industries continued to function with skeletal staff, largely relying on employees from outside the State to keep essential operations running.

The banking sector remained closed for the elections, with several banks saying employees were given time off and allowed to travel to their hometowns to cast their votes. The situation was the same in the real estate sector. The spokesperson of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (Credai) said: “All workers were given a full day leave today in line with the government directive, ensuring everyone had the opportunity to exercise their democratic right. Many of our migrant workers have returned to their hometowns for the elections. Those from Assam are just coming back, while workers from West Bengal will resume after the second phase on the 29th.”