"People who are ruled by the number eight will get positions unexpectedly. If they desire for anything, then it may not click. Interestingly, Modi's birth date is 17 and the sum total is 8," Alvar said.
The candidates are also keeping their fingers crossed.
BJP candidate from Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency H. Raja told IANS over phone: "I am not tense. I had been to a temple and came back."
The battle for ballots was between the AIADMK, DMK, the NDA comprising the BJP, DMDK, PMK, MDMK and others, the Left Front, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Though Jayalalithaa does not face any threat to her leadership or to her government, the result will be like a report card on her rule since May 2011.