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AIADMK on Thursday released its final list of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, which includes a woman lawyer who unsuccessfully fought against former Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa when she was formerly in the DMK.

The opposition DMK-Congress alliance is heading for a big win in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. The DMK and its allies are leading in 144 seats. The ruling AIDMK which started the day with a lead on 95 seats -- is now leading in 88 seats.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday said the Constitution did not have the word "capital" and claimed there was no need for any legislation to decide the seat of governance and a mere government resolution would suffice.

Lok Sabha elections 2019 results Tamil Nadu: Just before counting began for the national election, DMK chief MK Stalin reiterated that he believed Congress president Rahul Gandhi would become Prime Minister and his own party would capture power in Tamil Nadu. The DMK has come out openly in support of the Congress and its chief underscored that this...

The DMK released its list of candidates for 20 seats in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, earmarking four for children of leaders and two for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The rest of the 20 constituencies will go to the Congress and other allies.

The AIADMK and the BJP almost finalised an electoral deal for the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu after late night talks between Union Minister Piyush Goyal and two state ministers, but they are yet to reach an agreement on seat-sharing. "We are seeking 10 of the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, but the AIADMK is willing to give six. The deal should be done i...

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu launched a 24-hour satellite television news channel "News J" on Wednesday, in a big push to claim its former chief Jayalalithaa's legacy ahead of the mega by-elections for 20 assembly seats expected to be announced by the Election Commission soon.

The Madras High Court today upheld the disqualification of 18 lawmakers loyal to ousted party leader VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran. Last year, the assembly Speaker had disqualified the lawmakers invoking the anti-defection law after they wrote to the governor seeking the removal of Chief Minister E Palaniswami or EPS.

TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of VK Sasikala who recently won the by-election to Chennai's RK Nagar - the seat represented by Tamil Nadu's iconic leader J Jayalalithaa - will launch his party on March 15. The programme, where the name and the flag of the party will be unveiled, will take place in Madurai, the political capital of Tamil Nadu, which saw...

The long suspense over whether Rajinikanth would enter politics finally ended on Sunday, with the superstar making the announcement amid frenzied cheers of hundreds of supporters. "I will do my duty... it is time. We will change the system," the 67-year-old declared in Chennai, saying he would form a new party. Claiming that the events in Tamil Nad...

TTV Dhinakaran, who pulled off a huge victory in Chennai's RK Nagar - the assembly seat represented by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa till her death last year -- brushed off the accusations of the AIADMK and the DMK. Having a "tacit understanding" with the opposition DMK - which is the charge of the ruling AIADMK - was not possible, he said.

After a meeting of top leaders to analyse Sunday's humiliating defeat in the RK Nagar by-election, Tamil Nadu's ruling party the AIADMK has expelled six senior functionaries, calling them "betrayers" for supporting sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran. Mr Dhinakaran contested as an Independent candidate and won RK Nagar, the assembly seat of former chie...

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Sunday won the critical by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar, the seat that was held by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa till her death in December last year. He defeated his AIADMK rival E Madhusudhanan by a large margin of votes, serving a huge blow to Tamil Nadu's ruling party.

The result of the by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly constituency, which fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa last December, were declared today. Independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran, who was sidelined from the AIADMK by the EPS and OPS faction, won the prestigious and much-sought-after RK Nagar as...

AIADMK's E Madhusudanan, the only candidate in the race for the prestigious RK Nagar constituency in Chennai, to have won an election from this seat earlier. This was 20 years ago, in 1991, when he was inducted into party's patriarch J Jayalalithaa cabinet as the handloom minister.

AIADMK on Thursday released its final list of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, which includes a woman lawyer who unsuccessfully fought against former Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa when she was formerly in the DMK.

The opposition DMK-Congress alliance is heading for a big win in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. The DMK and its allies are leading in 144 seats. The ruling AIDMK which started the day with a lead on 95 seats -- is now leading in 88 seats.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday said the Constitution did not have the word "capital" and claimed there was no need for any legislation to decide the seat of governance and a mere government resolution would suffice.

Lok Sabha elections 2019 results Tamil Nadu: Just before counting began for the national election, DMK chief MK Stalin reiterated that he believed Congress president Rahul Gandhi would become Prime Minister and his own party would capture power in Tamil Nadu. The DMK has come out openly in support of the Congress and its chief underscored that this...

The DMK released its list of candidates for 20 seats in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, earmarking four for children of leaders and two for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The rest of the 20 constituencies will go to the Congress and other allies.

The AIADMK and the BJP almost finalised an electoral deal for the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu after late night talks between Union Minister Piyush Goyal and two state ministers, but they are yet to reach an agreement on seat-sharing. "We are seeking 10 of the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, but the AIADMK is willing to give six. The deal should be done i...

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu launched a 24-hour satellite television news channel "News J" on Wednesday, in a big push to claim its former chief Jayalalithaa's legacy ahead of the mega by-elections for 20 assembly seats expected to be announced by the Election Commission soon.

The Madras High Court today upheld the disqualification of 18 lawmakers loyal to ousted party leader VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dhinakaran. Last year, the assembly Speaker had disqualified the lawmakers invoking the anti-defection law after they wrote to the governor seeking the removal of Chief Minister E Palaniswami or EPS.

TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of VK Sasikala who recently won the by-election to Chennai's RK Nagar - the seat represented by Tamil Nadu's iconic leader J Jayalalithaa - will launch his party on March 15. The programme, where the name and the flag of the party will be unveiled, will take place in Madurai, the political capital of Tamil Nadu, which saw...

The long suspense over whether Rajinikanth would enter politics finally ended on Sunday, with the superstar making the announcement amid frenzied cheers of hundreds of supporters. "I will do my duty... it is time. We will change the system," the 67-year-old declared in Chennai, saying he would form a new party. Claiming that the events in Tamil Nad...

TTV Dhinakaran, who pulled off a huge victory in Chennai's RK Nagar - the assembly seat represented by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa till her death last year -- brushed off the accusations of the AIADMK and the DMK. Having a "tacit understanding" with the opposition DMK - which is the charge of the ruling AIADMK - was not possible, he said.

After a meeting of top leaders to analyse Sunday's humiliating defeat in the RK Nagar by-election, Tamil Nadu's ruling party the AIADMK has expelled six senior functionaries, calling them "betrayers" for supporting sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran. Mr Dhinakaran contested as an Independent candidate and won RK Nagar, the assembly seat of former chie...

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Sunday won the critical by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar, the seat that was held by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa till her death in December last year. He defeated his AIADMK rival E Madhusudhanan by a large margin of votes, serving a huge blow to Tamil Nadu's ruling party.

The result of the by-election for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly constituency, which fell vacant after the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa last December, were declared today. Independent candidate TTV Dhinakaran, who was sidelined from the AIADMK by the EPS and OPS faction, won the prestigious and much-sought-after RK Nagar as...

AIADMK's E Madhusudanan, the only candidate in the race for the prestigious RK Nagar constituency in Chennai, to have won an election from this seat earlier. This was 20 years ago, in 1991, when he was inducted into party's patriarch J Jayalalithaa cabinet as the handloom minister.