Chennai, May 7 (IANS) With no party securing an outright majority in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, led by actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay has emerged as the single largest party after winning 108 seats in the 234-member House. With the support of the Congress, the alliance’s strength has risen to 112 Members of the Legislative Assembly, excluding Vijay’s own constituency result, but the combined strength remains short of the majority mark of 118.Amid the …
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Chennai, May 5 (IANS) Ending nearly six decades of Dravidian dominance in Tamil Nadu politics, actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has emerged as the surprise winner in the 2026 Assembly elections.Contesting its maiden election, the party has not only made a dramatic entry but has also secured recognition as a major political force in the state. However, despite its impressive performance, TVK has fallen short of the simple majority mark required to form th…
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) The 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election results have delivered a stunning blow to several senior political leaders, cutting across party lines and underscoring the scale of political churn triggered by the rise of new forces in the state.Among the most high-profile defeats was that of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, whose loss in Kolathur marked a historic setback. His defeat symbolised not just a personal loss but also a broader rejection of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam …
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Monday became only the second sitting Chief Minister in the state’s history, after J. Jayalalithaa, to lose an Assembly election, following his defeat in the Kolathur constituency.Stalin was defeated by V.S. Babu of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a former DMK functionary who had switched political allegiance.The upset is being viewed as one of the most significant outcomes of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elec…
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) In a watershed moment in Tamil Nadu’s political history, the 2026 Assembly election has brought an end to nearly six decades of uninterrupted dominance by Dravidian parties, as the newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay secured a landmark victory in its electoral debut. In the first 15 years of the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu regularly held from 1952, the Congress maintained a stronghold over the state’s political lan…
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) A massive multi-tier security apparatus was put in place across key counting centres in Chennai on Monday as authorities geared up for the counting of votes in the high-stakes Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.At Loyola College, one of the main counting hubs, a three-layer security arrangement was deployed, with dozens of police personnel stationed at entry points. Barricades were erected outside the campus, and every vehicle entering the premises was subjected to thorough chec…
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) VCK President Thol Thirumavalavan on Sunday asserted that the DMK-led alliance is poised for a “massive victory” in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, firmly dismissing speculation about a fractured mandate or the possibility of a hung Assembly. Talking to reporters at Chennai airport after returning from Bengaluru, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief said his assessment was based on extensive ground-level feedback gathered during the campaign. He claimed to have…
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Sunday raised concerns over possible law-and-order disturbances during the counting of votes for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for Monday, urging the Election Commission and police authorities to ensure stringent security arrangements across the state.In a formal representation submitted to Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik and the Director General of Police, DMK Organisation Secretary R.S. Bharathi said the party h…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) With counting for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026 just days away, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief Thol. Thirumavalavan has flagged serious concerns over a lack of coordination by his party cadres in alliance constituencies, even as political uncertainty deepens following the high-turnout April 23 polls.The election, held amid high expectations, witnessed a four-cornered contest, with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnet…
Noida, April 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has its strongest opening yet in West Bengal, Assam witnessed a largely one-sided contest towards the end, and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) continues to hold an advantage in Tamil Nadu, Matrize News Communications Pvt. Ltd Director Manoj Kumar Singh, while cautioning that voting percentage alone cannot reliably predict electoral outcomes.Talking to IANS on the Assam elections, Singh emphasised that vote share and seat conversion are …