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Chennai, March 26 With just a month left for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the battle lines are clearly drawn, and the AIADMK camp is making apparent efforts to gain an early advantage over the ruling DMK bloc by quickly finalizing the seat-sharing agreement, identifying constituencies for...

Kochi, March 26 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that despite being a prominent national political figure, "he does not learn from experience" and accused him and his party of being the BJP's "B-team".Vijayan's remarks came a...

Chennai, March 25 DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Wednesday that the party's 'Rising Sun' symbol would be contested in 175 out of the state's total 234 constituencies.Writing to party members, Stalin said that over the past five years, the Dravidian model government has...

Chennai, March 25 The AIADMK released its first list of candidates for key constituencies as a defensive move to secure seats under pressure from the BJP, according to DMK spokesperson A Saravanan, who made the announcement on Wednesday.He claimed that the AIADMK is attempting to prevent its...

Chennai, March 25 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed on Wednesday that Tamil Nadu was being governed by "four power centres" under the current DMK regime and appealed to the people to remove the DMK from power.Targeting Chief Minister M K Stalin during his maiden election...

Chennai, March 25 – In a significant move towards finalizing its electoral strategy for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has allocated 11 constituencies to the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), led by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, as part...

Chennai, March 25 – In a significant step towards consolidating its electoral strategy for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has finalized a key seat-sharing agreement with the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), allocating 18...

New Delhi, March 25 In West Bengal, where Assembly elections are scheduled for April 23 and 29, there is a rush to "secure the spoils" from a direct political battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – the minority mandate...

Chennai, March 25 – The DMK is set to contest at least 165 seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, as the party finalized its seat-sharing arrangement within the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), comprising 26 political parties.With 66 seats already allocated to allies, the...

Chennai, March 24 In a key development ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has allocated five Assembly seats to the Tamil Manila Congress (Moopanar), led by G.K. Vasan.The agreement was finalized under the leadership of Tamil...

Chennai, March 24 Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Tuesday allocated 10 seats to its ally, DMDK, for the April 23 Assembly polls.DMK President MK Stalin and DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth signed an agreement at the DMK headquarters, 'Anna Arivalayam', confirming the 10 seats for the...

Chennai, March 24 Actor-politician Kamal Haasan said on Tuesday that his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), will not contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and will instead extend unconditional support to the DMK-led alliance, citing larger political priorities and the state's...

Chennai, March 24 Kamal Haasan, an actor and politician, whose MNM is 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.The party said that the number of seats offered by the DMK and the...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK of Tamil Nadu allocated 10 seats to its ally, DMDK, for the April 23 Assembly elections.DMK President MK Stalin and DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth signed an agreement at the DMK headquarters, 'Anna Arivalayam', confirming the 10 seats for the...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK signed the seat-sharing agreement with its ally VCK on Tuesday, allotting it eight seats, including two general constituencies, to contest in the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.The agreement was signed by Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is the DMK...

Chennai, March 24 TMC chief G K Vasan said on Tuesday that the AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu will "comfortably win" in the April 23 Assembly polls.The Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) is one of the constituents of the AIADMK-led alliance.After calling on AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K...

Chennai, March 24 – In a key step towards consolidating its electoral alliance, the DMK finalized a seat-sharing agreement with the VCK on Tuesday, allotting eight Assembly constituencies to the Dalit-focused party ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections.The agreement, finalized after...

Agartala, March 24 The ruling BJP in Tripura announced its candidates for all 28 seats of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on Tuesday, which will go to polls on April 12.The BJP's announcement of candidates for the crucial tribal council elections came a day after...

Chennai, March 24 – The DMK-led alliance is set to hold crucial seat-sharing talks with the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) on Wednesday, even as key negotiations within the ruling front remain unresolved with just days left for the nomination process to begin on March 30.With the...

Panaji, March 23 The Goa Forward Party (GFP) is likely to contest 25 of the 40 assembly seats in the coastal state, as the outfit discussed plans to strengthen its voter base ahead of the 2027 elections on Monday.The State Executive Committee of the party held a strategy meeting here under the...