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New Delhi/Chennai, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJP on Friday announced names of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, including Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, but its former state president K Annamalai is not in the electoral fray. The absence of Annamalai, a former IPS officer who was the face of the party during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, from the list of candidates comes amidst reports of differences over ...Read More >
Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its comprehensive list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, as part of its alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The lineup includes five women candidates: Tamilisai Soundararajan, Vanathi Srinivasan, Kirthika Shivkumar, Kavitha Srikanth, and Vijayadharani. Strikingly, however, the party has chosen not to field its former Tamil Nadu president, K Annamalai, highlighting unresol ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJP on Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union minister L Murugan from Avanashi seat and former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore. BJP Mahila Morcha national president Vanathi Srinivasan will enter the fray from Coimbatore (North), according to a list issued by the party. The party has named Kirthika Shivkumar as its candidate from Modakkurichi, S Vijayadharani from Vilavancode and Nagesh Kumar ...Read More >
Kannur (Keralam) [India], April 3 (ANI): BJP National Executive Member K Annamalai on Friday said that he will continue to campaign for the upcoming assembly polls despite being absent from the party's candidate list in Tamil Nadu, calling it his "responsibility." While senior leaders like Tamilisai Soundararajan (Mylapore), Vanathi Srinivasan (Coimbatore North), and Union Minister L. Murugan (Avinashi) have been fielded, Annamalai's name is nowhere to be found on the BJP's candidates list. Sp ...Read More >
New Delhi/Chennai: BJP 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. Though it was speculated that former state party chief K Annamalai would be fielded, he had asked the party to relieve him of the responsibility of campaign manager, citing his father's health. In March, he had said that he had not sought an opportunity to contest. BJP Mah ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday announced its list of 27 candidates for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Among the key candidates, Tamil Nadu Congress PCC chief K Selvaperunthagai will contest from the Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, while former MP Dr A Chella Kumar will represent Krishnagiri Assembly Constituency. Also Read | LPG Supply Stable: Delivering 28 Lakh Cylinders Daily Amid Geopolitical Tensions, Says ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 (ANI): The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday announced its list of 27 candidates for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Among the key candidates, Tamil Nadu Congress PCC chief K Selvaperunthagai will contest from the Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, while former MP Dr A Chella Kumar will represent Krishnagiri Assembly Constituency. Other notable selections include Durai Chandrasekar from Ponneri (SC), Gopinath Palaniyappar from ...Read More >
Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, with former state president K. Annamalai missing from the final slate after reportedly declining to contest over dissatisfaction with seat allocation by the ally, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The party has fielded several senior leaders for key constituencies. Union Minister of State L. Murugan will contest from Avanashi (SC) constituency, whil ...Read More >
Chennai/New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, triggering political discussion after the absence of former state president K Annamalai from the roster. Despite being widely seen as the party's most prominent face in the state and a key figure in its southern expansion strategy, Annamalai was not fielded in the list. Senior leaders, including Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, Vanathi Srinivasan from Coimba ...Read More >
Chennai: Ending days of intense speculation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released list of all 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, but notably left out former state president K. Annamalai from the fray. The announcement has put to rest the high-profile debate within party circles over whether Annamalai would contest, particularly from Coimbatore (North), where his supporters had been actively campaigning. The BJP has fielded several prominent leaders inc ...Read More >
Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday unveiled its list of candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, naming nominees for 27 constituencies as part of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The announcement, made by the party's national leadership, signals a calibrated strategy by the BJP to strengthen its presence in the state by fielding prominent leaders in electorally significant constituencies. Among the names, former Telangana Governo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, after negotiations within the NDA alliance. The release of the BJP's first candidate list for the April 23, 2026, Tamil Nadu Assembly elections has sent shockwaves through the state's political circles. K Annamalai, the aggressive "Singham" of the Tamil Nadu BJP who was widely expected to lead the charge, is conspicuously absent from ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The BJP on Friday released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, after delays caused by prolonged deliberations and discontent among a section of cadres and functionaries over seats allotted by the AIADMK. The list was along expected lines and did not include former state president K Annamalai. Despite speculation that the party might field him, the list confirmed he will not contest. Annamalai had earlier indicated that he was not interested in cont ...Read More >
CHENNAI: After confusion in candidate selection and protests from cadres over seat allocation, the BJP released a list of candidates for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections on April 3. Former state president K Annamalai, whose candidature was under discussion, has not been given a ticket in this list.The party has fielded Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, Vanathi Srinivasan from Coimbatore (North), L Murugan from Avanashi (SC), and Nainar Nagendran from Sattur.Among others, M Rajasimha M ...Read More >
Chenai, Apr 3 (UNI) After hectic discussions, the BJP on Friday afternoon released the eagerly awaited and much delayed list of 27 candidates contesting the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections nominating key leaders, while leaving out a sulking former party State Uni President K Annamalai. Among those who were given tickets included two sitting MLAs--BJP State Unit President and Floor leader Nainar Nagendran (Sattur), and National Mahila Morcha President Ms Vanathi Srinivasan (Coimbatore Nor ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJP on Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union minister L Murugan from Avanashi seat and former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore. BJP Mahila Morcha national president Vanathi Srinivasan will enter the fray from Coimbatore (North), according to a list issued by the party. The party has named Kirthika Shivkumar as its candidate from Modakkurichi, S Vijayadharani from Vilavancode and Nagesh Kumar ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Even as Union Minister and BJP's Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal arrived in Chennai to finalise the list of candidates for the upcoming elections, the national party did not release the list on Tuesday. Sources said the party is likely to finalise candidates within the next two days to ensure that candidates file their nominations by April 6. Goyal, along with state BJP leaders including president Nainar Nagenthran and former presidents K Annamalai and Tamilisai Soundararaja ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 1 (ANI): Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran on Tuesday said that the party is in the process of finalising its candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, adding that the final list will be sent to the party's high command for approval. He stated that Union Minister Piyush Goyal attended the BJP's core committee meeting, where discussions were held regarding candidate selection and election strategy. Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir: Gunfight Starts ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 1 (ANI): Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagendran on Tuesday said that the party is in the process of finalising its candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, adding that the final list will be sent to the party's high command for approval. He stated that Union Minister Piyush Goyal attended the BJP's core committee meeting, where discussions were held regarding candidate selection and election strategy. He told reporters that, "Today, Central Ministe ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal, alongside State President Nainar Nagenthran, on Tuesday, released a "chargesheet" in Chennai targeting the DMK government ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. Accompanied by leaders including K Annamalai and Tamilisai Soundararajan, Goyal described the upcoming Assembly election as a "turning point" in the state's history, expressing confidenc ...Read More >
Chennai: BJP's criticism of DMK govt in Karur stampede case was not aimed at securing an alliance with TVK in 2026 assembly election, said senior leaders of the party. During a rally in Chennai on Thursday, state president Nainar Nagenthran said it was unacceptable for the ruling party to 'create such trouble' for TVK president Vijay."BJP's criticism was out of concern for the 41 lives lost and not because of political considerations,'' he said. He said DMK believed its alliance was intact and s ...Read More >
Karur (Tamil Nadu), Sep 29 (PTI) Actor-politician Vijay, heading the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, remained inside his campaign vehicle at Velusamypuram, the venue, for an extended period, leading to overcrowding and restlessness among the crowd that had gathered to attend his rally on September 27, according to an FIR into the incident in which at least 41 people have died and 60 were injured. Meanwhile, a TVK source said Vijay has been asked by the police not to visit the government facility to v ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 16 (UNI) Ahead of the key Assembly polls due in 7-8 months time, the high level meeting of the Tamil Nadu Unit of the BJP began at Akkarai on the ECR today, coinciding with the visit of key alliance party leader and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to Delhi. . The meeting was chaired by BJP National General Secretary B L Santosh and all top state party leaders, including TB unit Chief Nainar Nagendran, former President K Annamalai, H Raja, Tamilisai Soundararaja ...Read More >
Chennai: TVK president Vijay's first campaign rally in Trichy triggered criticism from leaders across parties. Though chief minister M K Stalin chose not to criticise Vijay, his cabinet colleagues Ma Subramanian and Anbil Mahesh Poyyamizhi slammed the actor-politician for alleging that govt failed to deliver promises. Subramanian said Vijay should get his facts right about govt programmes before criticising them. "More than 1.5 crore women use the free bus pass scheme. More than 50 lakh trips ar ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 13 (ANI): Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur on Saturday, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan hit out at the INDIA bloc and said that the opposition was politicising the issue, and the PM's visit to the ethnic violence-hit state revealed that he was not biased against any state. Speaking to ANI, Tamilisai Soundararajan said, "We welcome PM Modi's move to go to Manipur. Earlier, he was following the situation in Manipur, and with his ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 13 (ANI): Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Manipur on Saturday, BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan hit out at the INDIA bloc and said that the opposition was politicising the issue, and the PM's visit to the ethnic violence-hit state revealed that he was not biased against any state. Speaking to ANI, Tamilisai Soundararajan said, "We welcome PM Modi's move to go to Manipur. Earlier, he was following the situation in Manipur, and with his ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday described the Supreme Court order on nomination of two MLCs as "a slap in the face of both the Congress and the BJP". The apex court issued an order modifying its earlier interim directive on the nomination of Prof M Kodandaram Reddy and Amer Ali Khan to the state Legislative Council under the Governor's quota. In a press statement, Rama Rao said that the Supreme Court declaring invalid the appointments of Kodandaram and Amer Ali as MLC ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation's Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body's move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. For the 13th consecutive day, hun ...Read More >
The Supreme Court Wednesday delivered a significant blow to the Telangana government, nullifying the appointments of Prof M Kodandaram and Amir Ali Khan as Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) under the Governor's quota. The top court's decision comes after a long-drawn legal battle challenging their nominations. The ruling, which also effectively removed the two men from their positions, stems from a petition filed by Dasoju Sravan and Satyanarayana. The petitioners argued that the appo ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh faced nature's fury. Bridges collapsed in Shimla, Lahaul, and Spiti. Cloudbursts and flash floods caused widespread damage. Over 300 roads closed, disrupting travel. A police post swept away, shops damaged. No casualties reported yet. Orange alert issued for more heavy rain. The state has suffered significant financial losses this monsoon. Many people have died in rain-related incidents. Several bridges were washed away in Shimla and Lahaul and Spiti districts, while over 300 r ...Read More >
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