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Chennai, April 4 VCK founder Thol Thirumavalavan announced on Saturday that he will not contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, withdrawing from the race days after he nominated himself from Kattumannarkoil."I wanted to enter the Assembly, but I have now changed my mind to ensure...

Chennai, April 3 As smaller parties rally behind the Dravidian major parties, the ruling DMK and the opposition AIADMK have allowed their allies to compete directly in 21 constituencies in the April 23 Assembly election, aiming to demonstrate their strength in their respective strongholds...

Chennai, March 28 – The ruling DMK on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for 164 constituencies in the April 23 assembly elections, renomining Chief Minister M K Stalin and his son, Udhayanidhi, from their existing city seats, setting the stage for a direct contest with its...

Chennai, March 28 The ruling DMK announced its candidates for 164 constituencies for the April 23 Assembly elections on Saturday, re-nominating Chief Minister M K Stalin and his son and deputy Udhayanidhi from their existing city seats.Most of the ministers, MLAs, and senior leaders have also...

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 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 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 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 – 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...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK signed a seat-sharing agreement with its ally VCK on Tuesday, allocating eight seats to the party, 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...

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 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...

Puducherry, March 23 A total of 445 candidates have filed nominations for the 30 assembly constituencies in the Union Territory of Puducherry.The filing of nominations began on March 16 and concluded today.As many as 445 candidates have filed 515 nominations. The scrutiny of nominations is...

Chennai, March 19 – Negotiations on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance have stalled after the CPI agreed to contest five seats, going against its Left ally, the CPI(M), which continues to insist on a larger share.The CPI’s decision to reduce its demand – despite earlier joint discussions...

Chennai, March 14 – As the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approach, political activity in the state has intensified as parties within major alliances begin negotiations over seat-sharing arrangements.In this context, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M.K...

Chennai, March 14 The DMK-led SPA in Tamil Nadu will hold a statewide protest on March 15, criticizing the ruling NDA government over the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders across the country.Due to the NDA government's flawed policies and the lack of precautionary measures, there is...

Chennai, March 8 – The final seat-sharing arrangement in the DMK-led alliance for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections is likely to be finalized after a crucial meeting of alliance leaders in Tiruchy, which will be convened soon, even as negotiations between the ruling party and its...

Chennai, March 2 The VCK initiated talks with the DMK on Monday regarding seat-sharing, and the party sought a fair representation of constituencies in both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, its chief Thol Thirumavalavan said.Expressing the party's ambition to contest in alliance with the DMK in...

Chennai, March 1 The DMK finalized seat-sharing agreements with two smaller parties – the IUML and MMK – allocating two seats each to the parties.The party is in negotiations with the Congress and the MDMK, led by Vaiko, and talks with other allies, namely the VCK and DMDK, have yet to begin...

Chennai, Feb 27 O Panneerselvam has chosen to begin his political journey with the DMK after nearly half a century with the AIADMK, following his rival and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami's decision to permanently shut the doors for his reentry.Sasikala, the expelled AIADMK leader...