alliance politics

Chennai, March 28 Edappadi K Palaniswami, general secretary of the AIADMK, alleged on Saturday that several "B teams" were formed and many tried to "disrupt" the AIADMK by filing lawsuits in court.Addressing supporters in North Chennai during the April 23 Assembly elections, Palaniswami...

Chennai, March 28 Amid intensifying political activity ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Congress MP S. Jothimani from Karur has publicly criticised the party’s seat-sharing and candidate selection process within the DMK-led alliance, alleging a complete lack of transparency...

Chennai, March 27 Asserting that the ruling DMK has fulfilled nearly 85 per cent of its 2021 election promises, compared to the previous AIADMK regime's implementation rate of less than 33 per cent, party legislator Ezhilan Naganathan defended the state government's track record on Friday, while...

Chennai, March 26 – The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) announced its candidates for three constituencies in Puducherry on Thursday, following a dispute with the Congress over seat allocation within the alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).This move followed the Congress’...

Chennai, March 26 Amid mounting criticism over seat-sharing arrangements within the DMK-led alliance for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, State Minister S.S. Sivasankar defended the allocation of constituencies, asserting that all alliance partners had been given “due respect”...

Chennai, March 26 The ruling DMK on Thursday criticised AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami over his comments on its alliance partners, calling them "unnecessary."Senior party leader and Transport Minister S S Sivasankar also criticised the AIADMK, stating that the party's future...

Patna, March 25 – Congress MLA Manohar Prasad Singh has submitted his response to the party’s disciplinary committee chairman, Kapildev Prasad Yadav, after receiving a notice for his absence during the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections held in the Bihar Assembly.In his written response, Singh, an MLA...

Theni (Tamil Nadu), March 25 Former chief minister O Panneerselvam, who recently joined the DMK, criticized the AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu, stating that it is an "alliance that follows orders from Delhi."Taking aim at smaller parties in the AIADMK-led NDA for deciding to contest in the BJP's...

Chennai, March 25 – A day after releasing its manifesto for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the AIADMK announced its first list of 23 candidates on Wednesday, becoming the first major party to do so.The early announcement – coming even before finalizing seat-sharing arrangements...

Chennai, March 25: With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, political activity across the state has intensified, with both the DMK and the AIADMK racing to finalize seat-sharing arrangements within their respective alliances.Against this backdrop, AIADMK General Secretary...

Chennai, March 24 – In a significant boost to its political revival, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), formed by the late Tamil superstar Vijayakant, has secured 10 seats in the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, emerging as the...

Chennai, March 24 The MNM, a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, announced on Tuesday that it would not contest the April 23 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.MNM founder Kamal Haasan declared that his party would not participate in the elections but would extend...

Mumbai, March 24 NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar hosted a dinner for Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders in Mumbai, his first interaction with them after a period of illness that had kept him away from public engagements recently.The dinner meeting, held at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre on...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK is likely to sign a seat-sharing agreement with its alliance partner VCK on Tuesday, for the April 23 elections, Transport and Electricity Minister S S Sivasankar has said.The DMK, which is leading the Secular Progressive Alliance, finalized an agreement with...

New Delhi/Puducherry, March 22 The BJP, an ally of AINRC in the Union Territory, announced M Arulmurugan as its candidate for the Karaikal (South) constituency in the April 9 Assembly elections on Sunday.A press release issued by the BJP's Central office in New Delhi stated this.The BJP...

Chennai, March 20 – The AIADMK is set to finalize its seat-sharing arrangements with the BJP and other National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners within the next four days, party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced on Friday, signaling that negotiations are progressing smoothly...

Washington, March 20 – President Donald Trump’s attempt to defend the US’s strikes on Iran by invoking the Pearl Harbor attack appeared to unsettle Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during their meeting at the White House, creating an awkward moment in an otherwise warm display of alliance...

Puducherry, March 19 N Rangasamy, the founder-president of AINRC and Chief Minister of Puducherry, visited temples in neighboring Tamil Nadu on Thursday.The chief minister visited the Sri Sarguru Appa Paithiyam Swamigal temple in Salem, and also worshipped at the Subramania Swamy temple in...

New Delhi, March 18 The Rajya Sabha witnessed some lighter moments on Wednesday when Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that former prime minister H D Devegowda was "in love" with the Congress but "married" to the BJP.Devegowda responded, saying that he was in a "forced marriage" with...

Chennai, March 18 TVK chief Vijay dismissed claims of "alliance talks" for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls as a "false campaign" on Wednesday, without directly naming the NDA.The actor-politician asserted that TVK belongs to the "people's team" and dismissed allegations that his party...