Will 2021 lead to Tamil Nadu’s first coalition since 1952?

Apr 3, 2022 | 23:40 IST

The first Tamil Nadu election in independent India led to a power sharing between the Congress and a number of parties

The DMK and the AIADMK would have us believe that the idea of a coalition government is new to Tamil Nadu and that people of the state were against it. However, history shows otherwise. The first government formed in Tamil Nadu after the first general elections in free India in 1952 was a coalition government.

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Will 2021 lead to Tamil Nadu’s first coalition since 1952?

The first Tamil Nadu election in independent India led to a power sharing between the Congress and a number of parties

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Will 2021 lead to Tamil Nadu’s first coalition since 1952?

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