TNReacts

The Problem

Political conversation in Tamil Nadu is scattered across generic social networks where party affiliation and sentiment are invisible. The idea was to create a focused space to voice opinions and visibly express support for a party in a structured, low-friction way.

The Solution

• Built a real-time, feed-driven frontend where every post can be reacted to with party-specific icons instead of generic likes.
• Designed reusable, composable UI primitives for posts, threads and reactions to keep the experience consistent across the app.
• Implemented optimistic UI updates so reactions and posts feel instant, with background reconciliation through TanStack Query.

Architecture

• 01Next.js App Router for routing, layouts and server-rendered feed pages.
• 02Zustand for lightweight, ergonomic client state (composer, reaction drawers, session UI).
• 03TanStack Query for server-state, caching, pagination and optimistic mutations.
• 04Tailwind CSS design system with a shared component library for posts, reactions and modals.

Impact