 Furthermore, DMK lost in the consecutive 2001 elections (although its ally Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) retained Perambur constituency) which led to a further stalemate for the project.The flyovers became the centre of political debacle for the next five years.After DMK came back to power in 2006, it started working on the project once again, but this time with an even more shooting up of the proposed cost.