Almost Every Jayalalithaa Freebie, Including A Goat, Under One Tree | Read
In Tamil Nadu no Chief Minister has won two elections in a row for the past 26 years. Can J Jayalalithaa break that jinx? She appears confident despite a stint in jail in this term, fighting alone and remaining aloof. From her rallies, it is clear she is hoping to win again on the back of freebies - election handouts and subsidies perhaps more than any that the state has seen in its competitive history of populism.
