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Tamil Nadu's manifesto destiny

Tamil Nadu is known for politics of welfare: Many like to call it winning elections by offering freebies

AIADMK and DMK's shower of freebies; experts flag financial implications

Archrivals DMK and AIADMK's populist agenda driven election manifesto are also being debated for the financial implications on a state already burdened with high debts

Congress releases list of remaining four candidates for Tamil Nadu polls

The Congress on Tuesday released the second list of four candidates for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.According to the list, JG Prince has been fielded from Colachel, from where he is the sitting MLA currently.Another party MLA S. Vijayadharani will contest from the Vilavancode constituency.Tamil Nadu Youth Congress President JMH Hassan will contest the polls from the Velachery constituency. S Rajakumar has been fielded from Mayiladuthurai.Congress had released the first list of 21 candidates for the Tamil Nadu polls on March 14.The 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting of votes will be done on May 2.Tamil Nadu Congress chief KS Alagiri had said that the party has reached a seat-sharing pact with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and will contest 25 assembly seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections.

DMK President Stalin files nomination from Kolathur in Tamil Nadu

Stalin on Monday filed his nomination for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls from the city's Kolathur constituency

TN polls: Stalin to resolve 1.7 mn petitions within 100 days if DMK wins

DMK President MK Stalin on Sunday assured that his party will resolve all the petitions given by the people within 100 days after coming to power in the state after Assembly polls

Houses for all, education loan scrapped: AIADMK manifesto has 164 promises

AIADMK leaders Edappadi K Palaniswami, the state's chief minister, and O Panneerselvam, deputy chief minister, released the manifesto for elections on April 6

DMK announces 12 out of 13 candidates for Puducherry Assembly elections

The candidate for the Bagur constituency will be announced later

DMK chief's son, Udhayanidhi to make electoral debut, contest from Chennai

DMK chief MK Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi Stalin is all set to make his electoral debut in the upcoming assembly elections. He will be contesting from Chennai's Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency

DMK leader Stalin's son Udayanidhi to make his electoral debut in April

The actor-turned-politician will be contesting from Chepauk-Triplicane seat, which is a DMK bastion

AIADMK, DMK cadres protest against parting with seats to allies

A section of ruling AIADMK and DMK workers on Thursday protested against allocation of constituencies from their home turf to allies

Puducherry elections: Congress-DMK seat sharing likely to be finalised

The seat sharing arrangement between the Congress and DMK in Puducherry is likely to be finalised here on Tuesday

DMK concludes seat-sharing with seven allies for Tamil Nadu polls

In total, 60 segments have been set apart for allies by the DMK

Tamil Nadu elections: DMK, AIADMK announce cash allowance for hourswives

Schemes to cost over Rs 45,000 crore, where is the money going to come from, ask experts

A tacit retreat? By stepping aside, Sasikala has given AIADMK an advantage

Those directly affected by her decision are still struggling to understand what triggered the move and its implications

'Will not seek share in power from DMK,' says Tamil Nadu Congress

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K S Alagiri on Sunday said his party did not intend seeking a share in power if the DMK is elected

Tamil Nadu elections: Congress allotted 25 seats in DMK-led alliance

Congress to also contest LS bypoll from vacant kanyakumari seat; DMK allots 6 seats to CPI, 6 more seats to MDMK

Will fight for respectable number of seats from DMK, says Moily

Congress on Friday struck a defiant note after seat sharing talks with ally DMK for the April 6 assembly polls apparently did not go well

In do or die polls AIADMK and DMK may announce freebies

The two major Tamil Nadu political parties are in the process of finalising their poll promises that would attract the voters

AIADMK, DMK continue seat-sharing talks with allies for TN assembly polls

Dravidian majors AIADMK and DMK on Tuesday continued seat-sharing talks with their respective key allies BJP and Congress for the coming Tamil Nadu assembly elections but no outcome emerged. While a senior BJP leader said the party wanted to finalise the pact before Union Home Minister Amith Shah's expected visit later this week, the state Congress said the talks with DMK were cordial. The ruling AIADMK, which has already sealed its deal with PMK allotting it 23 seats, held talks with BJP, whose delegation included Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy and party's state election in-charge. It also continued discussions with actor Vijayakant-led DMDK on sharing of the seats for the April 6 polls. The AIADMK side was represented by senior leaders including K P Munusamy and R Vaithilingam, party sources said. A senior BJP leader, on condition of anonymity, said the party wanted to clinch the seat-sharing deal before Shah's expected visit on March 7 to the state

DMK holds seat-sharing talks with ally Cong for TN Assembly polls

The opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu on Thursday held talks with its ally the Congress on sharing of seats