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PM in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on Thursday to launch several projects

PM Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives, including key power projects in Tamil Nadu

AIADMK govt presents interim budget ahead of TN assembly polls

The assembly elections are likely to take place in April

LIVE: Govt's intent is to privatise Railways, says Rahul Gandhi in Kerala

Rahul Gandhi is on two-day visit to his constituency in poll-bound Kerala. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

Best of BS Opinion: The power of narrative, a lost battle, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Tamil Nadu politics gets a personal touch

Earlier, the ordinary people had no access to Tamil Nadu politics' stalwarts. This is changing now, and therefore, Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to the state was a change for the people

4 states, a UT will go to polls in 2021: What do they expect from Budget?

West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Poducherry will go to the polls in April-May this year

Jayalalithaa aide V K Sasikala has to pull a rabbit out of her hat

She cannot contest this round of the assembly election or the next Lok Sabha election, on account of her conviction and subsequent imprisonment

Not a starry moment for Narayanasamy

Mr Narayanasamy could be in trouble as Puducherry, along with Tamil Nadu, goes to the polls in April-May

Rajinikanth asks fans to stop stir aimed at coercing him to join politics

Fans of the actor held a demonstration on Sunday urging their screen to plunge into Tamil Nadu politics

Jumbo panels in Tamil Nadu Cong serve no purpose: Karti Chidambaram

Karti Chidambaram on Saturday said that the appointment of various committees by its president Sonia Gandhi would not serve any purpose

Congress revamps Tamil Nadu unit, sets up key election panels

Congress set up key election-related panels including senior leaders P Chidambaram and Mani Shankar Aiyar in them

Rajinikanth makes an about turn, says won't enter electoral politics now

Earlier this month, the superstar had announced that he would formally launch a political party in January

Assembly elections to cabinet reshuffle: Action-packed 2021 for govt, Oppn

This year wasn't exactly politically quiet, but the next promises to be far more intense with assembly elections, poll preparation and data protection on the cards

The Thalaiva turbulence: How will Rajini's political entry impact TN polls

T E Narasimhan looks at how the entry of superstar Rajinikanth may change the script of the 2021 Tamil Nadu polls

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2021: Palaniswami to be AIADMK's CM candidate

AIADMK has also appointed an 11-member steering committee, with six members from the E Palaniswami camp and five from the O Panneerselvam camp

'I have people's support': Palaniswami amid CM candidate debate in AIADMK

Palaniswami listed out his government's initiatives on several fronts, including a slew of measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic

AIADMK announces candidates for October 21 Assembly bypolls in Tamil Nadu

The DMK is seeking re-election from Vikravandi and has fielded N Pugazhenthi, while allotting Nanguneri to ally Congress

Counting of votes underway for Vellore LS seat; result by afternoon

The outcome is crucial for the ruling AIADMK, which strained every nerve in the campaign to the polls to retrieve political ground it lost to the DMK in Lok Sabha polls held in April

Exit polls project only three seats for ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu

The AIADMK will have to win in at least five assembly constituencies to maintain a simple majority

Tamil Nadu bypoll candidate declares Rs 1.7 lakh cr cash, Rs 4 lakh cr debt

If taken at face value, he would have been the richest candidate in the entire country