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DMK president M.K. Stalin during a rally in Chennai’s Sowcarpet locality, on April 4.

Sunrise in Dravidian land: DMK storms back to power in Tamil Nadu

The DMK storms back to power in Tamil Nadu after a gap of 10 years by registering a comfortable victory, while the AIADMK succeeds in preventing a whi

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A crowded market at Pallavaram, Chennai, on April 16.

Tamil Nadu: Post-election curbs

Infections rise in Tamil Nadu as a rudderless State government struggles to contain new COVID cases, while Puducherry fears a lockdown disrupting tour

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During an election campaign of N. Rangasamy, president of the All India N.R. Congress, in the Rajbhavan constituency in Puducherry on March 31.

Puducherry Assembly election: Two fronts, too many problems

The main combines in the fray continue to trade charges even as they are plagued by internal issues.

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T. Velmurugan (right), founder of the Thamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK), with Thol. Thirumavalavan, leader of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), a file picture.

Tamil Nadu Assembly election: Winds of change

The DMK-led alliance forges ahead in the last leg of the campaign as the AIADMK government’s decision to give internal reservation for Vanniyars withi

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DMK president M.K. Stalin and general secretary Durai Murugan releasing the party's manifesto for the assembly election, in Chennai on March 13.

Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer orders filing of “hate speech” charge against woman on DMK complaint against video she posted on social media

The Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has ordered the Director General of Police (DGP) to take action under the provisions of the Indian Penal

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E.V. Velu, DMK candidate for Tiruvannamalai constituency.

Income tax raids on DMK leader E.V. Velu’s premises across Tamil Nadu

The Income Tax Department on March 25 raided multiple premises of a leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu even as campaigning wa

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Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Chief Minister, seeking votes for the AIADMK’s candidate in Kallakurichi constituency on March 20.

In Tamil Nadu it's a two-horse race, still

The State is all set to witness an intense fight between the two fronts led by the AIADMK and the DMK with smaller players seeking to break the Dravid

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P. Kannan (centre), former MP, joins the BJP in New Delhi on March 14.

BJP aims for back-door entry in Puducherry

While the major alliances get ready to battle it out in Puducherry, the mood on the street is that the BJP will use every trick in the book to lure th

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DMK members who applied for the party ticket for the Assembly election wait for the personal interview at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters in Chennai.

Tamil Nadu Assembly election: Some surprises and a few heavyweight contests as parties finalise candidates in the battle of the alliances

Almost all political parties and alliances in Tamil Nadu have announced their list of candidates for the 2021 Assembly election, and the battle for th

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Nirmal Kumar Surana, BJP in-charge for Puducherry, speaking at the inauguration of the election office in the party’s headoffice in Puducherry, on March 10. Also present are (from left) former Minister A. Namassivayam, the party’s national spokesperson and MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and the party’s Puducherry unit president V. Swaminathan.

AIADMK in Puducherry refuses to sign alliance agreement with NR-Congress and BJP after it is given four seats, BJP says the two parties will decide the number

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party’s Puducherry unit is resisting attempts to relegate it to the status of a minor partner in

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DMDK president Vijayakanth (third from left), along with party leaders, addressing a meeting of party district secretaries on March 9.

DMDK leaves AIADMK alliance over seat-sharing differences, to decide way forward tomorrow even as Kamal Haasan invites it to his grouping

Angered by the offer of “a meager number of seats” by the All India Anna Dravida Munentra Kazhagam (AIADMK), the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMD

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Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Chief Minister, and O. Panneerselvam, Deputy Chief Minister, at the party headquarters in Chennai on February 24.

Moments of high drama lie in store ahead of 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly election

With twists and turns at every corner, the run-up to the Tamil Nadu Assembly election is packed with suspense and intrigue as the political fronts led

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