To measure the media buzz created by the candidates from leading parties contesting the elections the Rediff Labs team analysed data for the last eight months.
The graphics shows what kind of buzz each candidate has been making.
In Tamil Nadu, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s Jayalalithaa has been the biggest newsmaker while in Kerala, the chief minister Oommen Chandy is quite buzzworthy.
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