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Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth on Monday expressed confidence that the secular progressive alliance (SPA) will win 200 constituencies in the upcoming assembly elections, attributing it to the legacy and influence of Vijayakanth and M Karunanidhi. She stated that the public's growing support wherever she campaigns ensures their victory. Premalatha added that those aligned with DMDK understand the all ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday labelled the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government "corrupt", stating that the MK Stalin government was harmful for the people of Tamil Nadu. Speaking to ANI, Goyal said, "This (DMK) is a corrupt government. This government has to go. This government has been very harmful to the people of Tamil Nadu. After the election, if by mistake, people also vote for DMK, Udhayanidhi Stalin will become the Chief ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: The DMK, under the leadership of Chief Minister MK Stalin, is looking to secure a second straight term. In the 2021 elections, the party had won over 130 seats. The polling for the elections to the 234-member Legislative Assembly in Tamil Nadu will be held in a single phase on April 23, and the results will be declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on May 4. The Tamil Nadu elections are going to be face-off between the INDIA bloc, led by Dravida M ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Mylapore Assembly constituency, Tamilisai Soundararajan, filed her nomination for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Monday in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal. Speaking after filing her nomination, Soundararajan expressed confidence in the party's prospects, using a symbolic remark to underscore her optimism. "The nature itself has indicated - there is no Sun, and Lotus will bloo ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: A significant development has emerged in Tamil Nadu politics as Thol Thirumavalavan, president of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), announced that he will not contest the 2026 Assembly elections from the Kattumannarkoil constituency. His decision puts an end to speculation surrounding his candidature. Thirumavalavan said that while he had earlier expressed a desire to represent marginalised communities in the Assembly, he decided to step back, considering the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Monday called off his scheduled election campaign in Chennai, citing logistical constraints imposed by local authorities.Vijay was set to campaign in the Villivakkam and T Nagar constituencies. While police had granted permission for the events, the party alleged that the time allocated to travel between the two locations was insufficient, news agency ANI reported quoting party sources.Citing these restrictions, Vijay decided to cancel the ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay has cancelled his election campaign scheduled in Chennai on Monday. According to sources from the party, Vijay had planned to campaign in the Villivakkam and T Nagar constituencies. Although permission for the campaign was granted, the party alleged that the time allotted by the police to move between the two locations was insufficient. Also Read | Gold Rate Today, April 6, 2026: Check 22K and 24K Gold Pric ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay has cancelled his election campaign scheduled in Chennai on Monday. According to sources from the party, Vijay had planned to campaign in the Villivakkam and T Nagar constituencies. Although permission for the campaign was granted, the party alleged that the time allotted by the police to move between the two locations was insufficient. Citing these restrictions and time constraints, Vijay decided to call o ...Read More >
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief and Lok Sabha MP Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday announced that he won't be contesting the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. This came days after his party named him its candidate from the Kattumannarkoil constituency. The VCK is headed to the forthcoming polls as a part of the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), which is led by Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK. Thirumavalavan framed his decision to pull out of the Assembly elections as a way to "ensure the uni ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Laxman on Sunday said the party is confident of forming governments in several states, including Tamil Nadu, while targeting the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He alleged the Stalin-led government is corrupt and focused on family interests, adding that people in the state are looking for change and better governance. Also Read | UP Government Launches 'Safe Mobility Program', Over 1,000 Women To Be Trained as E-Ricks ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Laxman on Sunday said the party is confident of forming governments in several states, including Tamil Nadu, while targeting the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He alleged the Stalin-led government is corrupt and focused on family interests, adding that people in the state are looking for change and better governance. Speaking to the reporters, Laxman said, "We are definitely forming the government in Assam, Bengal, T ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal on Sunday exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will emerge as victorious and form the next government in Tamil Nadu. Exuding confidence that NDA will emerge as victorious, Goyal said, "A superb campaign has started. Tomorrow, all our candidates will be filing the nomination and there is a lot of enthusiasm on the ground. We will certain ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 5 (UNI) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday named P Viswanthan as its candidate for the Melur seat in Madurai for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal announced the candidate for the Melur seat on the eve of the last date for filing of nominations. With this, the National party has announced candidates for all the 28 seats allotted to it as per the seat sharing pact by the ruling DMK, heading the multi-party Secular Progres ...Read More >
CHENNAI: VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday said that following talks held in Puducherry by senior Congress leaders, including Mukul Wasnik, it had been decided that the VCK would field its candidate only in the Uzhavarkarai constituency. As per the agreement, alliance partners, including the Congress and the DMK, would work towards ensuring the victory of the VCK candidate by engaging in campaign activities and vote mobilisation. Speaking to reporters in Puducherry, he said that alth ...Read More >
In Thoothukudi, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate Srinath officially filed his nomination on Saturday for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections 2026. The filing took place in the presence of party leaders, workers, and supporters, who gathered in large numbers to show solidarity. Party members expressed strong confidence in Srinath's chances, highlighting the party's growing influence in the constituency and their determination to secure a decisive win. With several can ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): With Tamil Nadu Assembly elections near, DMK candidate Karthik Mohan on Sunday conducted a door-to-door campaign in the Villivakkam constituency. Karthik Mohan is the son of MK Mohan, the DMK MLA representing the Anna Nagar constituency. He has been fielded against AIADMK's SR Vijayakumar, who is an ex-MP. Speaking to ANI while campaigning, Mohan expressed confidence in a victory, asserting that Villivakkam is a stronghold for the party. "The const ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that both Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are unlikely to respond to the party's recent questions concerning BJP's Puducherry President and Raj Bhavan constituency candidate VP Ramalingam and Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) chief Jose Charles Martin hosting a Sri Lankan diplomat in Puducherry. Replying to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera's post on X, R ...Read More >
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 5 (ANI): Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) candidate from Thiruchirappalli West, Rajasekaran, slammed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government, saying that it has taken unprecedented loans and has put the people of Tamil Nadu under debt. Speaking to ANI, he underlined that Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK candidate, KN Nehru, has been accused of corruption-related complaints by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). "I am contesting against DMK Minist ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 4 (PTI) VCK founder Thol Thirumavalavan on Saturday announced 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 the unity of the DMK alliance," Thirumavalavan told reporters at a press briefing here. Earlier, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi foudner had announced his intention to fight from the Kattumannarkoil con ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president and Chidambaram MP Thol Thirumavalavan on Saturday announced his decision to withdraw from the Assembly elections and fielded I Jothimani, son of late Dalit leader L Ilayaperumal, as the party's candidate for Kattumannarkoil (reserved) Assembly constituency. The VCK leader asserted that he was not 'retreating' from his earlier decision to contest, but was simply changing his strategy. He said that he has never aspired for posts, and that h ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), led by President Thol Thirumavalavan, on Saturday announced his decision to withdraw from the upcoming 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, citing "propaganda" and "misinterpretation" of his intentions by political opponents. Thirumavalavan, who had earlier announced his candidacy from the Kattumannarkoil assembly segment, stated that he had initially planned to move from the Parliament to the State Assembly to be ...Read More >
Chennai: As smaller parties rally behind the Dravidian majors, ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK have allowed their allies in a direct duel in 21 constituencies in the April 23 Assembly election to prove their strength in their respective strongholds. These smaller parties, divided among the two major combines - the SPA (under the DMK) and the AIADMK-led NDA - will have the backing of the Dravidian majors, respectively, but they would have to eventually demonstrate their individual influence amo ...Read More >
Counting is scheduled for May 4. Chennai: 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 confidence ...Read More >
Jose Charles Martin does not believe politics is the highest form of power. He says it plainly, almost casually, like a businessman stating a balance sheet truth. "Businessmen have more power than politicians, actually." And yet, here he is: the 37-year-old founder of the Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) is contesting his first election from Puducherry, and speaking of ministries, urban transformation, and governance roadmaps that stretch to 2050. If there is a contradiction, he does not seem t ...Read More >
Chennai, , Apr 3 (UNI) After a much delay the AICC on Friday announced the list of Congress candidates for 27 of the 28 seats for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, retaining 12 ositting MLAs and accommodating new faces, including new entrant GKM Tamilkumaran, who had quit the PMK just a week back and joined the National party. Despite initial objections from within the party, Tamilkumaran, who is the son of veteran PMK leader G K Mani, who had a served as the long time President of th ...Read More >
CHENNAI/PUDUCHERRY: The Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry unfolded an array of candidates from the lottery 'king' Santiago Martin's family seeking their electoral fortunes through three different political parties. Martin's wife Leema Rose, who joined the AIADMK recently, has been fielded from the Lalgudi Assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli. Her son Jose Charles Martin, who launched his own political party, the Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) is contesting from ...Read More >
Chennai: As smaller parties rally behind the Dravidian majors, ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK have allowed their allies in a direct duel in 21 constituencies in the April 23 Assembly election to prove their strength in their respective strongholds. These smaller parties, divided among the two major combines - the SPA (under the DMK) and the AIADMK-led NDA - will have the backing of the Dravidian majors, respectively, but they would have to eventually demonstrate their individual influence amo ...Read More >
Chennai/Puducherry, Apr 3 (PTI) The Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry unfolded an array of candidates from the lottery 'king' Santiago Martin's family seeking their electoral fortunes through three different political parties. Martin's wife Leema Rose, who joined the AIADMK recently, has been fielded from the Lalgudi Assembly constituency in Tiruchirappalli. Her son Jose Charles Martin, who launched his own political party, the Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) is cont ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Indian National Congress is set to finalise its candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections at a Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi, with 85 per cent of names already decided, according to state unit chief K Selvaperunthagai.Selvaperunthagai said discussions involving senior leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, have largely concluded, with only a small portion of seats left to be finalised."All India Congress President Mallikarjun Kh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Following the finalisation of seat-sharing talks with the DMK, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K Selvaperunthagai on Thursday announced that the party is set to finalise its candidate list during the upcoming Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in New Delhi. Selvaperunthagai said 85% of candidates have been decided, with discussions held among top leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. The final list is expected soon, with C ...Read More >
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