Tamil Nadu
4 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Tamil Nadu”, published between July 2018 and February 2019. They are filed mainly under BJP, DMK. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Congress and DMK set to seal Tamil Nadu seat-sharing deal for Lok Sabha polls
A day after its rivals announced an alliance in Tamil Nadu, the Congress was expected to finalise its partnership with MK Stalin’s DMK for the Lok Sabha election. Under the reported arrangement, the Congress would contest nine of the state’s 39 seats along with the lone seat in Puducherry, while the DMK would contest 20 to 25 seats and leave the rest to smaller allies. How the talks went To work out the formula, the DMK’s Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi held two meetings with Rahul Gandhi, on Monday morning andRead More
Why New DMK Chief M K Stalin Is Called ‘Thalapathy’
Tamil Nadu politics on Tuesday welcomed a new “Thalapathy”, or commander, as M K Stalin took charge as president of the DMK. In the state, popular politicians are often given affectionate titles by supporters, and Stalin’s fits his new role at the head of the party. Where the title came from The name is not new. Stalin was first called Thalapathy at a public meeting in Trichy in 1982, around the time he became secretary of the DMK youth wing, a post he held for 35 years. DMK workers haveRead More
2019 Elections: BJP Wants a Pre-Poll Ally in Tamil Nadu by October
The Bharatiya Janata Party will announce an alliance with a regional party in Tamil Nadu by October for the 2019 national election, a party leader has said, citing BJP president Amit Shah. According to the leader, Shah told the state unit during a visit in July that a tie-up would be formalised by October. Talks and the DMK Another leader said the party had been in contact with both of M Karunanidhi’s sons, M K Stalin and M K Alagiri. Shah was expected to attend the memorial meeting for KarunanidhiRead More
Amit Shah says BJP will build an alliance to form government in Tamil Nadu
BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday that his party would put together an alliance in Tamil Nadu that would go on to form the state government and root out corruption. He was addressing the party’s polling booth in-charges at a resort near Chennai, on the East Coast Road. Alliance and booth plans Shah said the alliance would be announced at the appropriate time before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Whichever parties the BJP teamed up with, he said, it would ensure a government free of corruption, maintain law andRead More
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