Challenges aplenty: TN CM-in-waiting Sasikala has a long, rough road ahead

Poes Garden has been the epicentre of the political discussions on the major change

For 61-year-old V K Sasikala, the past few days have been filled with discussion on taking charge as chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

Tougher times are ahead. She has to win a by-election to the legislative assembly, get cleared in a Supreme Court case and manage a drought-hit and financially struggling state.

Poes Garden, residence of the late J Jayalalithaa, where Sasikala and her aides also reside, has been the epicentre of the political discussions on the major change.

Following the demise of Jayalalithaa on December 4 night, the party was left without an uncontested leader and