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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicTamil Nadu polls

Topic: Tamil Nadu polls

Sasikala launches new party with a ‘coconut farm’ strategy. What it could mean for AIADMK & DMK

Nearly a decade after Jayalalithaa’s death, her aide Sasikala’s AIPTMMK enters the fray, with analysts predicting it could fragment AIADMK’s traditional support.

BJP has a wish list for Tamil Nadu. It’s brought seat-sharing talks with AIADMK to a standstill

AIADMK plans to contest more than 170 of the 234 Assembly seats & views the BJP’s ask for more than 35 seats as excessive, as it does not want to let go of its Dravidian base.

Breakthrough in DMK-Congress seat-sharing stalemate in Tamil Nadu, deal sealed at 28 seats & 1 RS berth

This comes after several hours of uncertainty that saw Congress high command deploy P. Chidambaram to break the impasse ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly polls.

Rs 5k for women as ‘hawk from North’ eyes Tamil Nadu—DMK pitches poll campaign as battle to save state

DMK campaign song targets BJP, and says Stalin’s return as CM is necessary for Tamil Nadu to win. Stalin, meanwhile, credited Rs 5000 each to women beneficiaries of a govt scheme.

Reaffirmed as TVK’s CM face at 1st council meeting since stampede, Vijay slams Stalin’s ‘lies’

In his first public address since Karur incident, Vijay launched sharp attack on DMK govt, saying 'those who are in power should show responsibility, not arrogance'.

Why Dravidian majors DMK, AIADMK never share power with allies

Two dominant Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu have never shared power with their allies in state. BJP has joined hands with AIADMK for 2026 polls. 

BJP ally AIADMK distances itself from Amit Shah’s remark that Tamil Nadu will get ‘coalition govt’

The chief minister will be from the AIADMK, Amit Shah has said in an interview. But, he did not name General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami as the CM candidate.

Eyeing larger share of pie in seat-sharing talks, allies keep pressure on DMK ahead of TN polls

DMK allies like Congress, VCK, CPI (M) seeking more seats, saying it'd increase their presence & help alliance rather than weaken it. DMK says ‘our leader won't let anybody be unhappy’. 

Interval or end credits? Why Kamal Haasan may have cast aside dream to become CM, at least for now

Chennai: As Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) leader Kamal Haasan prepares to enter the Rajya Sabha with the DMK’s support, the veteran actor-politician appears to...

How smaller TN parties are bolstering bargaining power to extract more from senior partners in 2026

Polls about a year away, parties such as VCK, PMK, DMDK are organising large rallies & conferences to mobilise support bases, and send signals to their existing or prospective allies.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.