As the new year starts with debate on the poll strategy of opposition parties against the BJP in next year’s Parliament elections, especially on the role of the Congress party, Tamil Nadu is one state where the alliance question looks settled. The speeches of Chief Minister MK Stalin hailing...
The BJP has been trying to corner the ruling DMK’s territory of Tamil identity politics by demanding medical and engineering education in Tamil medium, and conducting cultural activities such as the Kasi Tamil Sangamam. But the party is now faced with a litmus test. Chief Minister MK Stalin has...
The DMK government which is keen on bringing new investments and industries to Tamil Nadu is facing protests demanding jobs for Tamils in the newly set up industries. Whether it be the expansion project of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation, private industries or the State government’s industrial...
Political parties in Tamil Nadu including the DMK, AIADMK and BJP have started preparations for the next Parliament elections which are more than a year away. Even before the end of 2023 the parties are speaking about forming booth committees, electoral alliances and who would lead the...
Difficult to say whether Jawaharlal Nehru was indeed the progenitor of political dynasties in India. Well, yes, he did acquiesce to his daughter’s election as president of the Congress party and also allowed her enough leeway to bring down the Communist-led Kerala government. Indira Gandhi did...
Chief Minister M K Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi is in the spotlight as he becomes the third generation politician in the family to become a minister in the State Cabinet. His ability to catch votes and keep the party united through organisational skills and good rapport with senior leaders will...
The BJP victory in Gujarat was of course widely expected, but the scale took everyone by surprise. Despite Morbi, corruption charges and all-round inefficiency, the party was returned to power with an increased number of seats in the assembly, topped up by a higher vote share than last time....
The last round of elections in 2022 has given enough grounds for optimism to the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu which hopes to share power at the Centre in 2024. Though the results of the Gujarat Assembly elections have gone on expected lines, Congress wresting power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh...
Even while asserting that the AIADMK alliance will win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the 2024 Parliament elections, former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) who recently led his party’s protest against the ruling DMK, totally avoided speaking on the Narendra Modi...
Close on the heels of the BJP changing its politics in Tamil Nadu from playing up Hindu-ness to now taking up Tamil Nationalism, the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) too has switched to a Tamil nationalist platform from its earlier Vanniyar community plank, which did not fetch it any gains in the...
