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CPM Seeks More Seats In Alliance For 2026, DMK Says Final Call Closer To Polls
With Tamil Nadu heading towards a high-stakes Assembly election in 2026, allies of the ruling DMK have begun to share their expectations for more seats.
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Kamal Haasan, 5 Others To Be Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan and five others, including three nominees of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, are all set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, with their nominations being accepted on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu Poll Plan, BJP's Ties With Allies Focus Of Amit Shah's Visit Today
Union Minister Amit Shah is visiting Madurai on Sunday to review the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s preparedness and strengthening of ties with its allies ahead of the high-stakes Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
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Rajya Sabha Polls: Kamal Haasan, P Wilson Among Candidates As DMK, AIADMK File Nominations
Candidates from both the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK - including actor-politician Kamal Haasan - filed their nominations today for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu.
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MK Stalin Launches Poll Campaign, Says AIADMK "Fully Under" BJP's Control
The temple town of Madurai, the political capital of Tamil Nadu, crackled with political energy as the Chief Minister and DMK President, M.K. Stalin, formally launched the party's campaign for the 2026 elections at the general council meet.
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Poll Body Announces Election To 8 Rajya Sabha Seats On June 19
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced biennial elections to eight Rajya Sabha seats from the states of Tamil Nadu and Assam will be held on June 19 and the results will be declared the same day.
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DMK, AIADMK's 'Hang Your Head In Shame' Barbs Over Pollachi Sex Assault Case
On Tuesday, hours after a Tamil Nadu court sentenced nine men to life in prison - for raping and blackmailing eight Pollachi women multiple times between 2016 and 2018 - Chief Minister MK Stalin and the AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami bickered.
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Before Tamil Nadu Poll, Row Over Alcohol At Event With MK Stalin Posters
A video surfacing on social media has sparked a political row in Tamil Nadu, purportedly showing liquor bottles placed on dining tables during a poll meeting linked to the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Kallakurichi district.
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AIADMK Backtracks On BJP Coalition? Alliance Only For Elections, Hints EPS
Comments by AIADMK boss Edappadi K Palaniswami, or EPS, suggest the Tamil party will not accept a coalition government and that the alliance with the BJP, for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, is "only for the election".
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Opinion | The Math And Chemistry Behind The BJP-AIADMK Reunion
A year to the Tamil Nadu election, the BJP and AIADMK have revived their ties in the state. On April 11, 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that a coalition government would be formed after the elections.
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Tamil Nadu Gets New BJP Chief, Day After Alliance Announced With AIADMK
The BJP on Saturday elected Nainar Nagenthiran as the President of its Tamil Nadu unit. Mr Nagendran, a three-time MLA from Tirunelveli, replaces K Annamalai in the top job.
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E Palaniswami Thanks PM Modi For Supporting AIADMK's Return To NDA
AIADMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for supporting the AIADMK and welcoming the party back into the NDA.
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"Surrendered Like A Bonded Slave": MK Stalin Rips Into BJP-AIADMK Alliance
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today described the renewed friendship between the BJP and the AIADMK as a "corrupt alliance of defeat". Mr Stalin accused both parties of mortgaging the state's autonomy for the pursuit of power.
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"He Is Still...": Amit Shah On BJP's K Annamalai 'Being Removed' For AIADMK Alliance
Refusing to be drawn into the speculation surrounding K Annamalai's removal as the Tamil Nadu president of the BJP, Union Home Minister and senior party leader Amit Shah has said Mr Annamalai still holds the post.
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"No Conditions, Demands": Amit Shah As AIADMK Back In BJP-Led Alliance
Renewal of the BJP-AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu does not come with conditions from either side, Home Minister Amit Shah said Friday, as he and senior leaders from the Tamil party announced plans to contest next year's election together.
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CPM Seeks More Seats In Alliance For 2026, DMK Says Final Call Closer To Polls
With Tamil Nadu heading towards a high-stakes Assembly election in 2026, allies of the ruling DMK have begun to share their expectations for more seats.
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Kamal Haasan, 5 Others To Be Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan and five others, including three nominees of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, are all set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, with their nominations being accepted on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu Poll Plan, BJP's Ties With Allies Focus Of Amit Shah's Visit Today
Union Minister Amit Shah is visiting Madurai on Sunday to review the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s preparedness and strengthening of ties with its allies ahead of the high-stakes Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
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Rajya Sabha Polls: Kamal Haasan, P Wilson Among Candidates As DMK, AIADMK File Nominations
Candidates from both the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK - including actor-politician Kamal Haasan - filed their nominations today for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu.
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MK Stalin Launches Poll Campaign, Says AIADMK "Fully Under" BJP's Control
The temple town of Madurai, the political capital of Tamil Nadu, crackled with political energy as the Chief Minister and DMK President, M.K. Stalin, formally launched the party's campaign for the 2026 elections at the general council meet.
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Poll Body Announces Election To 8 Rajya Sabha Seats On June 19
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced biennial elections to eight Rajya Sabha seats from the states of Tamil Nadu and Assam will be held on June 19 and the results will be declared the same day.
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DMK, AIADMK's 'Hang Your Head In Shame' Barbs Over Pollachi Sex Assault Case
On Tuesday, hours after a Tamil Nadu court sentenced nine men to life in prison - for raping and blackmailing eight Pollachi women multiple times between 2016 and 2018 - Chief Minister MK Stalin and the AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami bickered.
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Before Tamil Nadu Poll, Row Over Alcohol At Event With MK Stalin Posters
A video surfacing on social media has sparked a political row in Tamil Nadu, purportedly showing liquor bottles placed on dining tables during a poll meeting linked to the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Kallakurichi district.
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AIADMK Backtracks On BJP Coalition? Alliance Only For Elections, Hints EPS
Comments by AIADMK boss Edappadi K Palaniswami, or EPS, suggest the Tamil party will not accept a coalition government and that the alliance with the BJP, for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, is "only for the election".
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Opinion | The Math And Chemistry Behind The BJP-AIADMK Reunion
A year to the Tamil Nadu election, the BJP and AIADMK have revived their ties in the state. On April 11, 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that a coalition government would be formed after the elections.
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Tamil Nadu Gets New BJP Chief, Day After Alliance Announced With AIADMK
The BJP on Saturday elected Nainar Nagenthiran as the President of its Tamil Nadu unit. Mr Nagendran, a three-time MLA from Tirunelveli, replaces K Annamalai in the top job.
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E Palaniswami Thanks PM Modi For Supporting AIADMK's Return To NDA
AIADMK General Secretary and Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for supporting the AIADMK and welcoming the party back into the NDA.
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"Surrendered Like A Bonded Slave": MK Stalin Rips Into BJP-AIADMK Alliance
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today described the renewed friendship between the BJP and the AIADMK as a "corrupt alliance of defeat". Mr Stalin accused both parties of mortgaging the state's autonomy for the pursuit of power.
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"He Is Still...": Amit Shah On BJP's K Annamalai 'Being Removed' For AIADMK Alliance
Refusing to be drawn into the speculation surrounding K Annamalai's removal as the Tamil Nadu president of the BJP, Union Home Minister and senior party leader Amit Shah has said Mr Annamalai still holds the post.
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"No Conditions, Demands": Amit Shah As AIADMK Back In BJP-Led Alliance
Renewal of the BJP-AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu does not come with conditions from either side, Home Minister Amit Shah said Friday, as he and senior leaders from the Tamil party announced plans to contest next year's election together.
