seat sharing

Mumbai, April 6 The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) launched a sharp criticism of the Maharashtra Congress leadership on Monday, specifically targeting state president Harshvardhan Sapkal, regarding the "strategic blunders" of the past and the seat-sharing disputes for the Rajya Sabha...

Chennai, April 4 – Amidst speculation that he would not be fielded in the April 23 Assembly elections, former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai clarified on Saturday that he had withdrawn from the electoral race and attended a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which the party described...

Chennai, April 4 – Thol Thirumavalavan, president of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), has announced that he will not contest from the Kattumannarkoil Assembly constituency in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, effectively ending speculation surrounding his candidacy.Speaking to...

New Delhi/Chennai, April 3 The BJP on Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore.Although it was speculated that former state party chief...

Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), March 29 AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday asserted that there was no dissatisfaction among alliance partners over the allocation of seats for the upcoming assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.Taking a dig at the DMK-led alliance, he said the...

Chennai, March 28 Congress MP from the Karur constituency, S Jothimani, has alleged a complete lack of transparency in the party's constituency selection process as part of the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu for the April 23 Assembly election, claiming that the interests of the party have been...

Guwahati, March 26 – In a setback for the Congress ahead of the upcoming elections in Assam, a close associate of the state Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi, along with over 100 party workers, joined the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in Kaliabor on Thursday.Among those who switched...

Chennai, March 26 – With the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections fast approaching, political activity across the state has intensified, as major parties race to finalize alliances, candidates, and campaign strategies.Polling is scheduled for April 23, while the filing of nominations will begin...

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 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...

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 seat-sharing talks among the NDA led by the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu are progressing, with G K Vasan confirming on Tuesday that "a decision" was reached regarding the number of seats to be allocated to his TMC, while the parleys are not smooth in the DMK camp, it appears.The...

Chennai, March 23 The AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu finalized seat-sharing arrangements with key alliance constituents for the April 23 Assembly polls, with the Dravidian party allocating 27 seats to the BJP, 18 to PMK, and 11 to AMMK.AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, addressing...

Chennai, March 23 The NDA, led by the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, finalized seat-sharing arrangements with key alliance constituents for the April 23 Assembly elections on Monday, with the Dravidian party allocating 27 seats to the BJP, 18 to the PMK, and 11 to the AMMK.AIADMK general secretary...

Chennai, March 23. With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, the political landscape in the state is entering a crucial phase. With barely a month left for polling and the filing of nomination papers set to begin on March 30, political parties are under increasing pressure...

Chennai, March 23 – Union Minister and BJP's Tamil Nadu election in-charge, Piyush Goyal, is set to arrive in Chennai on Monday for crucial discussions aimed at finalizing the long-standing seat-sharing arrangement within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the AIADMK, ahead of the...

Chennai, March 22 The ruling DMK has offered five seats to its ally, CPI (M), for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Left party's State Secretary P Shanmugam said on Sunday.The seat-sharing talks between the DMK and CPI (M), which have been ongoing for the last 20 days, saw a new...

Chennai, March 22 Ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, the Tamilaga Vazhvurimai Katchi announced on Sunday that it was quitting the DMK-led SPA, with its founder T Velmurugan objecting to the ruling party's "big brother" attitude.The decision was also taken because the party felt...

Chennai, March 22 AIADMK leader Kovai Sathyan on Sunday alleged that the DMK had coerced its alliance partners into prioritizing the interests of Chief Minister M K Stalin's family over public welfare."The DMK alliance parties are now complaining that they are being forced to work for Stalin...

Chennai, March 22 – In a significant setback for the DMK-led alliance ahead of the Assembly elections, Tamil Nadu Vazhvurimai Party (TNVP) founder-leader T. Velmurugan announced on Sunday his decision to withdraw from the coalition, citing dissatisfaction with the seat-sharing arrangements and...