BJP still seems to view AIADMK as a potential Shiv Sena in the making—a party it could fracture at some stage and then acquire a large part of its vote base.
Announcement comes weeks after EPS had met Shah at his residence in Delhi. It also comes on a day when Annamalai was replaced by Nainar Nagendran as BJP state chief.
Tirunelveli MLA and former AIADMK leader Nainar Nagendran, who joined BJP in 2017 and is leader of the BJP legislature party in Tamil Nadu, is a front-runner for post, it is learnt.
An alliance is confirmed though an official announcement is not expected anytime soon, it is learnt. Palaniswami maintains he and Shah discussed delimitation & liquor scam case.
If the AIADMK and the Congress are smart enough to seize the opportunity presented to come together again, Tamil Nadu could see a new alliance forming for the 2026 Assembly elections.
As EPS embarks on his first solo general election campaign, AIADMK workers draw parallels between him & Jayalalithaa, from selecting candidates to hitting it out at both DMK & BJP.
In an interview with Chennai-based news channel Thanthi TV, the PM also said 'Modi created electoral bonds, that’s why you know who bought the bonds and who the money went to'.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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