Tamil Nadu Politics

The 11 lawmakers included Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam

Is Tamil Nadu approaching a post-Dravidian era in politics with Rajinikanth talking about spirituality in politics while the BJP does the ground work?

In the first phase, areas covering 156 panchayat unions will go to the polls. The second phase will see elections in areas covering 158 panchayat unions.

Listing out steps needed for the beleaguered sugar sector, Tamil Nadu C M K Palaniswami flagged the restructuring of loans availed from banks

The outcome is crucial for the ruling AIADMK, which strained every nerve in the campaign to the polls to retrieve political ground it lost to the DMK in Lok Sabha polls held in April

Andhra Pradesh's move would especially affect Tamils employed at a special economic zone located on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border, he noted

This decision came after the senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing on the behalf of DMK, pleaded for an early hearing in the matter

BJP has become the talking point for all political parties either to criticise or appreciate

Karunanidhi was a ruthless political opponent, steadfast in eliminating rivals in the DMK hierarchy, fighting MGR's AIADMK tooth and nail and playing ducks and drakes with Gandhi family-led Congress

In the two decades since the 33% reservation for women in local governance, at least 18,244 women from general category have become panchayat heads in Tamil Nadu

Last year, the 18 MLAs sparked a potential political crisis in Tamil Nadu, which has been seeing twists and turns since the December 2016 death of CM J Jayalalithaa

The Madras High Court's verdict will be significant because it could trigger political turbulence in the state once again

Menaka's murder shook panchayat politics and rural governance in Tamil Nadu, especially members of Tamil Nadu Women Panchayat Presidents' Federation

The minister accused the state government of not allowing him to pay homage to those killed in the serial blasts 20 years ago - that claimed 52 lives - during an election rally

Hasaan said Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party head Arvind Kejriwal met him in Chennai and offered an alliance with his party

While Rajinikanth has already announced his decision to enter politics, Haasan has given strong indications of his entry into politics though its contours were not known yet.

Murugesan, who represents the Tenkasi constituency, on Friday met Palaniswamy at his residence in Chennai

In the 234-member House, AIADMK has a strength of 134 MLAs

A year after her death, Tamil Nadu's ruling party is split, with a question mark on the assembly and administrative initiatives