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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
TopicBJP in Tamil Nadu

Topic: BJP in Tamil Nadu

Modi announces statues of Chola kings as BJP takes Shaivite route to cracking Tamil Nadu puzzle

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Tamil Nadu's Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and participated in the Aadi Thiruvathirai Festival.

Modi launches projects worth over Rs 4,800 cr in Tamil Nadu

Addressing the gathering in Thoothukudi Sunday, Modi noted that the projects span across key sectors, including airports, highways, ports, railways, and critical power sector advancements.

Ee Sala CM’s chair Namde & the knock knock joke you don’t want to hear

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Home Minister Amit Shah to chair Tamil Nadu BJP meeting on 8 June

Party sources said Shah will chair a meeting of core committee, which includes key leaders of the state organisation, and then speak to office-bearers from mandal, districts and the state.

AIADMK-BJP truce hides old wounds and new ambitions

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.

Brahmins, BJP, and Waqf—the story of Tamil Nadu village’s fight for land

A Waqf dispute in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruchendurai village became an example to push the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. It’s become the stuff of Hindutva folklore.

Are DMK and BJP cosying up? The goal is to wrong-foot Congress and AIADMK

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.

Amid rumours that Amit Shah admonished her, Tamilisai clarifies — ‘asked about post-poll follow-up’

Video clip of animated conversation at Naidu swearing-in led to speculation that Amit Shah had been admonishing Tamilisai Soundararajan for her comments on TN BJP chief Annamalai.

IUML trounces NDA-backed OPS — why Hindutva poll plank failed in seat housing Rameswaram temple

IUML's Navaskani is only the third Muslim MP from Ramanathapuram seat since its formation in 1951. He trounced NDA-backed former chief minister OPS by a margin of 1.6 lakh votes.

BJP fails to win a single seat in Tamil Nadu but vote-share peaks at 10.69%

The BJP’s vote share in Tamil Nadu registered a marked improvement from 2019, when it managed to get only 3.66 percent.

On Camera

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

Incredible how rapidly the rumour of Dharmendra's death spread, and how many responsible people believed it—from Rajnath Singh to Yogi Adityanath. Who are we in comparison?

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.