Page 12 - Tamil Nadu Elections

VK Sasikala quits politics ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly elections

She appealed to Jayalalithaa''s "true supporters" to work unitedly in the April 6 elections and prevent "common enemy", DMK

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

Parties opposed to DMK welcome to join AMMK-led alliance: TTV Dhinakaran

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader TTV Dhinakaran on Tuesday dubbed as "speculations" that his party was holding alliance-related talks with the ruling AIADMK

DMK's Stalin accuses BJP of siding with 'corrupt' AIADMK, slams Amit Shah

Further, Stalin said seat-sharing talks in the DMK-led alliance have commenced from Sunday while the party manifesto was also getting ready

TN should show the way to India in keeping out BJP, oust CM: Rahul Gandhi

History has shown that nobody can rule Tamil Nadu other than the Tamil people, he said during a public address here as part of his three-day tour of poll-bound Tamil Nadu

Palaniswami doesn't represent TN, does what Centre wants him to do: Rahul

Gandhi on Monday took aim at Chief Minister and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) while campaigning in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, saying Palaniswami has been acting on the directions of the Centre

Tamil Nadu elections: AIADMK leaders holds seat-sharing talks with Shah

The AIADMK top leadership held seat-sharing talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election.

'Disparity' in wealth distribution stronger in BJP rule, says Rahul Gandhi

On the second day of his tour of southern Tamil Nadu for poll campaign, the top Congress leader interacted with salt pan workers

Tamil Nadu elections: PMK to contest on 23 seats in alliance with AIADMK

The ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has allocated 23 seats to Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) to contest Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2021

Rahul Gandhi slams Centre, says Centre thinks they can control people of TN

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, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Friday

No postal ballot facility for overseas Indian voters in five assembly polls

Eligible overseas Indian voters will not get the facility of postal ballots in the five assembly elections to be held in March and April

LIVE: Mamata questions rationale behind 8-phase assembly polls in Bengal

Election 2021 schedule: ECI has announced election dates for West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry Assembly elections. Stay tuned for Assembly elections 2021 LIVE updates

EC announces election schedule for five states: Here are the key dates

A total of 824 assembly seats with 186 million electors will vote in 270,000 polling booths, says CEC Sunil Arora

Tamil Nadu election 2021 on April 6, result on May 2; know full schedule

Tamil Nadu election 2021: Since 1967, Tamil Nadu has been ruled by either the DMK or the AIADMK

LIVE: DMK-Congress meetings are like corruption hackathon, says Modi in TN

In less than two months from now, elections are set to be held in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and Assam. Stay tuned for LIVE updates as we track poll campaigns of political parties

Modi to inaugurate multiple developmental projects in TN, Puducherry today

The capital cost to be incurred in this project is about Rs 2,426 crores

Sasikala asks Amma's followers to unite for Assembly polls

V.K. Sasikala on Wednesday renewed her call to the 'cadres of Amma (ex-Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa)' to come together to win the Assembly elections

PM Modi to inaugurate developmental projects in TN, Puducherry today

Modi's tour comes at a time Tamil Nadu gearing for elections

Jayalalithaa made noteworthy efforts to empower 'Nari Shakti': Modi

Jayalalithaa, who was born in 1948 served five terms as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for over fourteen years between 1991 and 2016