Despite frequent campaign visits to the state by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah since Jan, the party still has not found a convincing formula to convert visibility and organizational effort into voter trust for a “double-engine sarkar”. CHENNAI: BJP’s poor showing with victory in just one seat in the 2026…
CHENNAI: R Sabarinathan, a 30-year-old candidate of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), has emerged as one of the most talked-about winners in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections after securing a decisive victory in the Virugambakkam constituency.Who is R Sabarinathan?Sabarinathan won the seat with 76,092 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate Prabhakara Raja…
DMK minister Periyakaruppan (R) one vote loss to TVK’s Sethupathy (L) NEW DELHI: In a result that underscores just how decisive a single vote can be, DMK veteran and minister K R Periyakaruppan lost the Tiruppattur Assembly seat by a margin of just one vote, bringing an abrupt end to his two-decade-long hold over the…
CHENNAI: MK Stalin on Tuesday expressed heartfelt gratitude to the people of the state who supported the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) alliance in the recently concluded Legislative Assembly elections, despite the party’s defeat.He thanked the voters, describing each vote as an invaluable expression of trust.Stalin also highlighted that the DMK alliance secured over 1.54 crore…
Chennai: An eight-month-pregnant M R Pallavi, 36, and J Kamatchi, 44, who contested as TVK’s candidates in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar and Pallavaram respectively, are the only two women who emerged victorious in the city. Both are first-time contestants, and they won by huge margins of 22,333 and 54,693, respectively.A total of 53 women candidates…
CHENNAI: ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay-led TVK has emerged as a major political force in Tamil Nadu, reshaping the state’s political landscape in the 2026 Assembly elections. TVK achieved what other political scions had failed to do by emerging as the third pole in Tamil politics, with its gains coming largely at the DMK’s expense and causing some…
Chennai: Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin‘s electoral victory has come as a solace for DMK after a bruising defeat that saw CM M K Stalin lose his seat and the party cede power in the state.The 48 year old DMK scion’s win in Chepauk–Triplicane has assumed significance far beyond his constituency as the victory was not…
CHENNAI: While Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay began his journey to the chief minister’s office at For St George on Monday, Tamil Nadu entered an uncharted political territory of a fractured mandate and the possibility of a coalition govt.Vijay’s TVK has emerged as the single largest party with 107 seats while the…
While other politicians were busy building a vote bank, Vijay ran his campaign almost like a film release, with trailers, guest appearances and marketing gimmicks, an approach digital marketing strategists say helped him win. CHENNAI: While other politicians were busy building a vote bank, Vijay ran his campaign almost like a film release, with trailers,…
Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has emerged as the single largest party in Tamil Nadu but fallen short of the majority mark. CHENNAI: Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has emerged as the single largest party in Tamil Nadu but fallen short of the majority mark.With 107 seats, TVK is 11 short of the…
