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Shanmugam-led AIADMK faction backs Vijay-led TVK govt in Tamil Nadu
Shanmugam also demanded that Palaniswami should immediately convene the party's general council meeting
 "Shanmugam-led AIADMK faction backs Vijay-led TVK govt in Tamil Nadu")
Hung verdict in Tamil Nadu polls spark support talks for Vijay's TVK
Both the DMK and AIADMK are at unease as the Congress and also a section in the AIADMK express willingness to extend external support to Vijay-led TVK in forming the government
 "Hung verdict in Tamil Nadu polls spark support talks for Vijay's TVK")
Tamil Nadu Assembly election results 2026: Check full list of winners
Counting of votes for Tamil Nadu's 234 Assembly constituencies began at 8 am on Monday; it was a decisive victory for Vijay's TVK as it emerged as the largest party
 "Tamil Nadu Assembly election results 2026: Check full list of winners")
Tamil Nadu Assembly results: TVK emerges largest as Stalin concedes defeat
Tamil Nadu Assembly election results 2026: 'We bow to and accept the verdict of the people,' says CM MK Stalin
 "Tamil Nadu Assembly results: TVK emerges largest as Stalin concedes defeat")
Tamil Nadu election results 2026: How top candidates are performing
Tamil Nadu election results 2026: As counting progresses across 234 seats, all eyes are on MK Stalin, Vijay, Udhayanidhi Stalin, and Edappadi K Palaniswami
 "Tamil Nadu election results 2026: How top candidates are performing")
Exit polls: DMK seen retaining power in Tamil Nadu; NDA leads in Puducherry
Exit polls showed the DMK+ retaining power in Tamil Nadu with AIADMK+ trailing, while the NDA held an edge in Puducherry
 "Exit polls: DMK seen retaining power in Tamil Nadu; NDA leads in Puducherry")
Will Vijay's TVK disrupt Tamil Nadu's Assembly election arithmetic?
Actor-politician's poll debut is most likely going to split votes. It remains to be seen if DMK or AIADMK benefits
 "Will Vijay's TVK disrupt Tamil Nadu's Assembly election arithmetic?")
Several 'B teams' tried to break AIADMK but failed, says chief Palaniswami
Stressing that the party had been started for the welfare of the poor by the late Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, Palaniswami said after his demise the movement got split
 "Several 'B teams' tried to break AIADMK but failed, says chief Palaniswami")
AIADMK releases first list of 23 candidates for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls
The AIADMK retained in its first list top leaders including K P Munusamy, Dindigul C Sreenivasan and Natham R Viswanathan
 "AIADMK releases first list of 23 candidates for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls")
AIADMK, if voted to power, will give free fridges to ration cardholders
Also, he assured to provide one kilo dal and one litre of cooking oil for free to rice category ration cardholders in Tamil Nadu
 "AIADMK, if voted to power, will give free fridges to ration cardholders")
AIADMK to retain lion share of seats, BJP to get many to contest TN poll
Edappadi Palaniswami's New Delhi visit on March 19 has finalised the numbers and the party is likely to retain about 160 to 170 seats out of the 234 Assembly constituencies
 "AIADMK to retain lion share of seats, BJP to get many to contest TN poll")
Poll season potboiler in TN: Panneerselvam's crossover adds new complexity
O Panneerselvam's crossover adds new complexity to a finely poised electoral battle shaped by shifting alliances and Vijay adding a new variable
 "Poll season potboiler in TN: Panneerselvam's crossover adds new complexity")
Expelled AIADMK leader, 3-time Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam joins DMK
OPS, who had functioned as AIADMK Treasurer and also held the erstwhile top position of party coordinator, joined the DMK along with his son, P Ravindhranath Kumar and supporters
 "Expelled AIADMK leader, 3-time Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam joins DMK")
AIADMK announces pension hike, loan waivers in second poll promise list
Aimed at encouraging the sport, Palaniswami said a subsidy of ₹5 lakh would be provided to host Jallikattu events in government-authorised locations
 "AIADMK announces pension hike, loan waivers in second poll promise list")
Palaniswami meets Shah, discusses prevailing political situation in TN
Recalling that Amit Shah had said that he would not interfere in the internal affairs of the AIADMK, Palaniswami wondered why the media was raking up the issue of taking back the expelled leaders
 "Palaniswami meets Shah, discusses prevailing political situation in TN")
The economics and art of giving: TN elections may revive freebie debate
With elections in Tamil Nadu approaching, the 'investment or freebie' debate, as part of the overall development question, is likely to resume
 "The economics and art of giving: TN elections may revive freebie debate")
Piyush Goyal meets AIADMK chief Palaniswami, initiates seat sharing talks
Goyal, who was given a rousing reception by the party members at the airport here, discussed the current political situation and alliance during a meeting of the BJP core committee leaders
 "Piyush Goyal meets AIADMK chief Palaniswami, initiates seat sharing talks")
Udhayanidhi mocks AIADMK, calls it 'Amit Shah' Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Reiterating that the BJP-led Centre is trying to impose Hindi via the NEP, the DMK youth wing chief said TN will not accept it, even if it means losing Rs 10,000 crore in Union funds
 "Udhayanidhi mocks AIADMK, calls it 'Amit Shah' Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam")
AIADMK flags lack of wheat in ration shops; TN govt to supply by mid-Nov
Reports say the central government has allocated 8,722 tonnes of wheat but the Stalin-model DMK government has not distributed it properly to the ration shops
 "AIADMK flags lack of wheat in ration shops; TN govt to supply by mid-Nov")
No protection for women in TN, crimes against them increases: AIADMK chief
Targeting the state government on women's safety, Palaniswami said it was very disheartening that women and girls lacked safety under the present DMK rule
 "No protection for women in TN, crimes against them increases: AIADMK chief")