Jayalalithaa In Election 2014

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  In New Row On Jayalalithaa's Hospital Stay, Court Asks For Her Fingerprints

  A controversy over J Jayalalithaa's state in hospital before her death resurfaced today as the Madras High Court said it wants to confirm that her thumb prints on election documents taken last year are above board. It has asked for prints of the former Chief Minister from the Bengaluru prison, where she was jailed in 2014 for three weeks

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  Why BJP Is Going It Alone In Tamil Nadu Elections

  After the 2014 election, the BJP had hoped to win Tamil Nadu. But the party finds itself going it alone in the assembly elections -- unable to find a single ally despite wooing almost every significant party in the state.

• Jayalalithaa to Boycott Narendra Modi's Swearing-In Ceremony: Sources

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will boycott prime minister-elect Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony tomorrow, sources have told NDTV.

• Jayalalithaa says Narendra Modi's Invite to Lankan President for Swearing-In 'Unfortunate'

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today described as "unfortunate" Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's move to invite Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa for his oath ceremony.

• Jayalalithaa's Silence on Narendra Modi's Invite to Lankan President is Telling

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's silence on the invitation extended by Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to attend his oath ceremony, has drawn more attention than the vocal protests of other leaders in the state.

• Election Barbs Behind Them, Modi and Jayalalithaa Talk on Phone

  They traded barbs during the general election, but now, as they both bask in huge victories, it is time for bonhomie again between Narendra Modi and J Jayalalithaa.

• AIADMK Tops Three Years in Power with Massive Poll Win

  Massive advertisements greeted people in their dailies in Chennai on Sunday morning, highlighting the three-year-old J Jayalalithaa government's achievements in Tamil Nadu, just two days after her AIADMK made a spectacular win in the Lok Sabha elections.

• Narendra Modi Assures Jayalalithaa of 'Absolute Cooperation' Between Centre, Tamil Nadu

  Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi today assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa of "absolute cooperation" between the Centre and her state while lauding her for her party's stupendous victory in the Lok Sabha polls.

• AIADMK records first ever victory in Madurai Lok Sabha seat

  The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) sweep in Lok Sabha elections saw the Tamil Nadu's ruling party recording its first ever win in Madurai constituency when its candidate R Gopalakrishnan won by a margin 1.99 lakh votes in a multi-cornered contest.

• Election Results 2014: Expelled Son MK Alagiri Offers No Comment on DMK Debacle

  Though the supporters of MK Alagiri were in a jubilant mood with the DMK candidates heading for defeat in southern districts of Tamil Nadu, the expelled leader today declined to comment on the debacle of the party headed by his father M Karunanidhi.

• Election Results 2014: Jayalalithaa Has a Whopping 37 Seats That Narendra Modi Does Not Need

  With the coalition poised to cross the 300-seat mark in parliament, a collaboration with Jayalalithaa is no longer essential for the BJP.

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  NDTV Exit Poll: In Top 10 Parties, a Twist in the Tale

  The difference between number 1, the BJP, and number 2, the Congress on the list of top 10 parties in Parliament, according to the NDTV exit poll, is stark.

• Battle 2014: Spotlight on Jayalalithaa's Tamil Nadu as nation votes in round 6

  Big names in the fray include Sushma Swaraj, A Raja and Mulayam Singh Yadav.

• In Tamil Nadu, a daddy, lady and Modi in final election speeches

  References to "daddy" and a "lady" in political speeches added a twist of humour to the final round of campaigning in Tamil Nadu, where polling for the national election will take place on Thursday.

• Jayalalithaa targets Dayanidhi Maran over 2G telecom scam

  Taking on former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran of DMK over corruption allegations, AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa today charged him with laying the "basis for the Himalayan" 2G spectrum scam and raked up the Aircel-Maxis deal in which he and his brother Kalanidhi are accused.