Chennai, March 29 (IANS) The AIADMK has announced its final list of candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026, confirming that the party will contest 167 constituencies across the state. With this, the AIADMK has completed its candidate selection process in three phases, having earlier released names for 150 constituencies in two separate lists.AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami unveiled the third and final list on Saturday, announcing candidates for the remain…
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Chennai, March 29 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections drawing closer, Chennai has emerged as a decisive political arena, with the ruling DMK and the opposition AIADMK preparing for a fierce and closely fought contest that could shape the overall outcome in the state. In a clear indication of a predominantly bipolar contest in the capital, the DMK and AIADMK are set to face each other directly in 12 of Chennai’s 16 Assembly constituencies.This concentration of straight contests highli…
Chennai, Feb 19 (IANS) With the Assembly elections approaching, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, has intensified its preparations, signalling a serious and structured entry into the electoral fray.The party is set to release its election manifesto on February 27, and organisational groundwork is already in full swing. According to party sources, the leadership has initiated the process of identifying candidates for all 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil…
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has levelled serious allegations against the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), accusing it of amassing nearly Rs 2,000 crore to influence voters ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, and has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately intervene. In a statement issued on Thursday, BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad claimed that the ruling party was engaging in large-scale electoral malpractice and dem…
Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called upon Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to fulfil long-pending electoral promises made to the people of Kolathur, particularly with regard to the removal of encroachments on water bodies in the constituency. In a press release issued on Thursday, A.N.S. Prasad, State Spokesperson of the Tamil Nadu BJP, said the issue had acquired renewed urgency following a recent order of the Madras High Court directing authoritie…