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TopicBJP Tamil Nadu

Topic: BJP Tamil Nadu

Read between the lines to know why MK Stalin inducted son Udhayanidhi in Tamil Nadu cabinet

The youth of Tamil Nadu are drawn to BJP, whose state chief Annamalai attracts huge crowds and media attention. CM Stalin thinks inducting son Udhayanidhi will change that.

How mega Kashi event fits into BJP’s bid to make inroads in Tamil Nadu, shed ‘outsider’ tag

Kashi Tamil Sangamam event in Varanasi aims to evoke ancient cultural connection between Tamil Nadu and Kashi, and weaken ruling DMK's linguistic politics in the southern state.

Modi’s Tamil-Varanasi outreach is BJP’s ‘Look South’ strategy. Fort DMK better watch out

BJP adopts different approaches for different states. Bulldozer in UP, ED raids in Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal. For Tamil Nadu, it is looking at Tamil culture.

How woman who vanquished Kamal Haasan in Coimbatore became BJP star campaigner in Himachal

By getting Vanathi Srinivasan, national president of BJP Mahila Morcha & known face in Tamil Nadu, to campaign in a northern state, the BJP is trying to gain foothold in the south.

More PFI arrests, blame-game in Tamil Nadu over petrol bomb attacks on BJP-RSS cadres’ properties

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai has demanded police protection for BJP, RSS functionaries. Police say 14 arrests have been made in connection with the petrol bomb attacks.

Palaniswami-led AIADMK is bad news for BJP in Tamil Nadu but it opens up opportunities too

While OPS has been courting the BJP in Tamil Nadu enthusiastically, the latter isn't inclined to take any side in AIADMK’s internal warfare yet.

‘Marriage of compulsion’: Why AIADMK is unlikely to break up with BJP despite public discord

Tamil Nadu partners are staying together for the sake of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, senior AIADMK leaders say. Meanwhile, BJP looks to fashion itself as 'principal opposition party'.

‘BJP has gone from nowhere to somewhere’: Message from Tamil Nadu local body poll results

BJP has made much of ‘lotus blooming in every nook and corner’ of Tamil Nadu after getting 5.4% vote share in urban local body polls, but analysts say it has a way to go.

Stalin countering BJP with social justice. He won’t succeed with silence on issues like hijab

The DMK has been playing the ‘progressive’ card, not through any meaningful action, but through anti-BJP, anti-Modi and anti-Brahmin politics, and appeasement.

BJP entry in Tamil Nadu local body polls shows Modi-Shah can leave state unit alone

BJP has shown it can emerge as an alternative pole in Tamil Nadu politics and wean the state away from caste-oriented politics and silver screen leadership.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.