Tamil nadu election

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2021: Amid fanfare, Kamal Haasan files nomination for Coimbatore South seat

Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are scheduled to take place on April 6, where the megastar will contest against Bharatiya Janata Party's Vanathi Srinivasan.

Mar 15, 2021, 18:16 PM IST

Tamil Nadu polls: TTV Dhinakaran's party and DMDK ink pact to fight elections jointly

The ruling AIADMK's rival Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam on Sunday concluded a seat sharing arrangement with actor-turned politician Vijayakanth-led DMDK and alloted it 60 Assembly constituencies for the April 6 Assembly polls.

Mar 14, 2021, 23:15 PM IST

Tamil Nadu election: Actor Khushbu Sundar makes poll debut for BJP, will contest from THIS seat

Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar was named by BJP's in their first list of candidates for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

Mar 14, 2021, 18:58 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: BJP fields Vanathi Srinivasan from Coimbatore South seat against Kamal Haasan

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday (March 14) announced the list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The party will be contesting the assembly elections as an NDA partner with the AIADMK.

Mar 14, 2021, 16:41 PM IST

DMK MLA P Saravanan joins BJP in Chennai ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA P Saravanan on Sunday (March 14) joined the BJP in Chennai ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.

Mar 14, 2021, 13:24 PM IST

State Assembly Election 2021: AIADMK no longer Jayalalithaa's party, turned into PM Modi's slave, says Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM will contest three assembly constituencies including Vaniyambadi, Krishnagiri and Sankarapuram in alliance with AMMK. 

Mar 13, 2021, 15:26 PM IST

DMK releases party manifesto for Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2021, promises reduction in petrol prices

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Saturday (March 13) releases his party’s manifesto at the DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam in the capital city.

Mar 13, 2021, 13:28 PM IST

Tamil Nadu polls: Megastar Kamal Haasan to contest from Coimbatore South seat

Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan will make his electoral debut in the upcoming Assembly election in Tamil Nadu scheduled to take place in April 6, he is likely to contest from Coimbatore South constituency.

Mar 12, 2021, 15:24 PM IST

Tamil Nadu assembly election 2021: DMDK quits AIADMK-BJP alliance as seat-sharing talks fail

Actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth-led Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) quits AIADMK-BJP alliance a month before Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. DMDK leader said that the decision was taken over non-allocation of expected seats or constituencies for the upcoming state polls.

Mar 09, 2021, 13:56 PM IST

DMK seals seat-sharing deal with allies for upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly election 2021

Ahead of the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has finalised seat sharing deal with its allies. The DMK will be fighting the upcoming state assembly elections with Congress, CPI, CPI (M), MDMK, VCK, IUML and MMK.

Mar 08, 2021, 12:38 PM IST

Will take 'Kamal’ to every home in Tamil Nadu: Amit Shah kicks off BJP's door-to-door campaign

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (March 7) commenced the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Vijay Sankalp Mahasampark Abhiyaan, which is a door-to-door campaign. This campaign was kicked off by BJP leader Amit Shah in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari.

Mar 07, 2021, 18:42 PM IST

TN Assembly polls: Congress finalises seat sharing deal with DMK, settles for 25 seats

Ahead of the polls in Tamil Nadu, the Congress and the DMK finalised a seat sharing deal on Sunday (March 7, 2021).

Mar 07, 2021, 11:52 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to visit poll-bound states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu today

Kicking off Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign in poll bound states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a one-day visit to the two states on Sunday (March 7).

Mar 07, 2021, 06:46 AM IST

BJP nominates Pon Radhakrishnan for Kanyakumari Lok Sabha bypoll

The BJP named its senior leader and former Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan as the candidate for bypoll to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu which will take place on April 6, the party announced in a statement in Delhi on Saturday.

Mar 06, 2021, 13:17 PM IST

Tamil Nadu polls: AIADMK gives Kanyakumari LS constituency, 20 MLA seats to BJP

Ahead of the electionsin the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally the ruling AIADMK have settled on a pact where 20 Assembly constituencies and the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha has been allotted to BJP.

Mar 06, 2021, 11:14 AM IST

DMK 'shames' Congress in seat-sharing for upcoming Tamil Nadu polls, leader KS Alagiri in tears

With just a month left in Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2021, cracks are appearing in the Congress-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) alliance in the state. Sources inside Congress told ANI, Tamil Nadu Congress president KS Alagiri broke down in front of party members after feeling humiliated by DMK during the seat-sharing discussion.

Mar 05, 2021, 19:23 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2021: AIADMK releases first list of 6 candidates, CM K Palaniswami to contest from Edappadi

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami will contest from Edappadi constituency in his home district of Salem, while Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam will fight from his native place Bodinayakanur in Theni district.  

Mar 05, 2021, 14:56 PM IST

'Never aspired for power, post or authority', says VK Sasikala as she quits politics

VK Sasikala on Wednesday announced that she was quitting politics claiming that she never aspired for power, post or authority.

Mar 03, 2021, 21:47 PM IST

Tamil Nadu assembly election 2021: Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam promises support for single mothers in party agenda

The Makkal Needhi Maiam also appointed APJ Abdul Kalam's scientific advisor V Ponraj, as the Vice President of the party.

Mar 03, 2021, 17:03 PM IST

Defeating DMK our objective, like-minded parties welcome to AMMK-led alliance: TTV Dhinakaran

When asked if he was going soft on the BJP on major issues such as fuel price hikes,  AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran replied that he had been condemning the same and demanding a reduction. 

Mar 02, 2021, 23:13 PM IST