It is December 1987, and Tamil Nadu is collapsing into grief.The streets are flooded with mourners. Men cry openly outside party offices. Some supporters drink poison. Others set themselves on fire.

NEW DELHI: After dominating almost all the Hindi-speaking states in the north, the Bharatiya Janata Party wanted to test southern waters — a region where the party has historically struggled to gain ...

Hours after Joseph Vijay took the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, 10 May, a controversy erupted over the order in which songs were played at the swearing-in ceremony in Chennai.

Breaking away from the traditional Dravidian duopoly in the Assembly elections 2026, Tamil Nadu voted for a new leader to head the state. Yet, despite a sweeping mandate, he fell short of the one ...

Tamil Nadu Election Results 2026: In most Indian states, cinema and politics occasionally overlap. In Tamil Nadu, they have practically evolved together. For more than five decades, the state’s voters ...

As Vijay fought a seesaw battle to cobble together an alliance to fulfil Governor RV Arlekar's condition of written support of at least 118 MLAs, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi maintained steady ...

Tamil Nadu politics has taken a dramatic turn after actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK emerged as the single largest party, defeating both DMK and AIADMK. But why is there still no Chief Minister?

In a sweeping action, newly sworn in Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has ordered the closure of over 700 liquor shops in the state, directing the execution of the order within two weeks, ...

Actor Vijay’s Vijay TVK has crossed the majority mark with support from VCK and IUML, paving the way for his swearing-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday. NDTV’s Sam Daniel tracks the dramatic ...

The Congress has backed TVK, but the alliance remains six seats short of a majority after Vijay’s mandatory resignation from one of the two seats he won will reduce the party’s effective tally to 107 ...

TVK has 108 seats, short of the 118 needed for majority. Congress support brings TVK to 113, still below majority mark. Governor insists on proof of majority before inviting Vijay. Did our AI summary ...

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