Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2016
NDA is as strong as DMK, AIADMK: PonNDA is as strong as DMK, AIADMK or DMDK-PWF in the state and will face the election confidently, said Union minister of state Pon Radhakrishnan in the city on Tuesday. - Why manifestos mean so much in Tamil Nadu
- 100 new faces likely in DMK poll list today
Of the 174 candidates the DMK will be fielding, more than 100 could be young faces and first time contestants in assembly elections. But the list the party is expected to announce on Wednesday will - Prohibition plan - Amma's move a boost for Chandy
Congress leaders in Kerala was in for a surprise when CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury announced last week that the bars closed by the UDF government would not be reopened if LDF comes to power. - Caste matters, but it’s not the last word
The main story of the 2014 LS election was Tamil Nadu bucking the trend and supporting the AIADMK in a national election. But there was another story too — of a new experiment in the Dravidian - Parties ring in polls on voters' cell phones
Tamil Nadu is among the country's top three states in mobile penetration and, given the speed and interactivity offered by the medium, political parties have lined up elaborate telecom campaigns ahead - Velmurugan to stop backing AIADMK
Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) leader and former strongman of the PMK T Velmurugan on Sunday said he was withdrawing his party's support to the ruling AIADMK in the upcoming assembly elections. - Our mega alliance will bring in good governance: PWF
The DMDK-PWF alliance set its campaign tone by taking on the alleged mis-governance of the AIADMK and DMK governments over the past five decades. In the past, rival factions or parties opposing each oth er would dig up dirt on leaders for use during campaigning. - BJP releases 2nd list; Tamilisai to contest from Virugambakkam
After the release of its first list of 54 candidates on March 25 for the upcoming Tamil Nadu election, BJP came out with its second list of 30 candidates on Sunday ending the uncertainty over the - Rajaji never fell at my feet: MK replies to Jaya
A day after chief minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa accused him of reopening liquor shops in Tamil Nadu in 1971, DMK chief M Karunanidhi said he had several times clarified that the liquor - DMDK rebels create party, await DMK call
Expelled DMDK MLAs, led by the party's former prop aganda secretary V C Chandirakumar, launched a new party , Makkal Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (MDMDK), on Sunday. - To wow the electorate, the DMK presents a please-all manifesto
The DMK on Sunday rolled out a manifesto that seeks to gar ner votes by striking a fine balance between populist schemes and developmental politics, primarily aimed at women and youth. - DMK eyes poll victory with smartphone, 4G, cheap milk
The DMK manifesto released on Sunday had a few big bangs. One was a freebie promise. The party promised to give smartphones to poor people and free 3G4G services along with free laptops and tablets to - Rs 53 crore illegal cash seized in poll-bound states, Tamil Nadu tops list
Illegal cash of over Rs 53 crore has been confiscated from the five states facing Assembly elections with Tamil Nadu leading the list following seizures of Rs 21.45 crore. - Return to Congress, TNCC chief tells TMC men
The day TMC joined the PWF-DMDK alliance, Congress renewed its call to Vasan to rejoin the par call to Vasan to rejoin the parent party . Speaking to mediapersons, TNCC chief E V K S Elangovan said - Be a political force, Owaisi tells Muslims
Stating that there was no difference between Congress and BJP, All India Majlis-E-Ittihadul Musilmeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said people were caught between “soft“ Hindutva of - Drones overhead, Jaya hits campaign trail
Bare-chested drummers braved the blaz ing sun on R K Salai, keeping up the spirits of people making it on foot to the venue. - In identity struggle, Vasan finds space in DMDK-PWF flock
GK Vasan's TMC, which was facing an existential crisis after AIADMK dumped it as a political orphan with just days to go for the assembly election, has finally managed to get some political space in - AIADMK candidates kick-start election campaign in district
As Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha began her campaign for the ensuing assembly election on Saturday evening, AIADMK candidates in the nine assembly constituencies in Trichy district began - Congress to focus on winnability while choosing candidates
The Congress has secured 41 seats in the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, but would find the going hard in many of the constituencies where its candidates take on the ruling AIADMK. The national party - Dravidian stronghold may favour 'son-in-law' Captain
Sembedu village in Vellore, a bastion of Dravidian parties, is in the spotlight these days. One of its daughters played a decisive role in the evolution of the Captain Vijayakanth's Front. - Stalin visits Jaya's bastion, leaves residents surprised
Residents of Radhakrishnan Nagar, from where Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will contest in the upcoming assem bly election had a surprise visitor on Friday afternoon. DMK treasurer M K - Tax officials to scan poll affidavits
In a bid to control money flow and bribe attempts, the Election Com mission will involve income tax officials in checking the affida vits of candidates. - For PMK, vanniyar card draws diminishing return
The father-son duo of Ramadoss-Anbumani is playing a delicate balancing act. The senior Ramadoss' eyes are set on vanniyar regrouping, but his son Anbumani is at pains to break the caste barrier and - Jaya hits poll trail with home turf rally today
Chief minister and AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa will launch her party's electoral campaign from her R K Nagar constituency on Saturday evening, much ahead of her rivals who are still deciding on seat
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