Explore Tamil Nadu's electoral history of Independent candidates backed by parties, highlighting Jayalalithaa's success and MGR's failure.

COIMBATORE: In the absence of top leaders, stage artists dressed as former Chief Ministers MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa helped sustain the crowd gathered ...

There was something almost old-fashioned about the way Jayalalithaa governed after 2011. Not democratic in the chatty, ...

In an earlier opinion piece, I had listed 13 seats in the southern and western parts of Tamil Nadu that could reveal ...

The DMK continues its alliance with the Congress and other partners. The Congress will contest 28 seats and is set to receive ...

Whether Panneerselvam's personal clout outweigh the psychological power of the state’s most iconic political symbol–the two ...

Actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam turns fandom into political power, drawing unprecedented support from women voters and ...

Tamil Nadu heads into 2026 Assembly elections with high-stakes contests across key constituencies and prominent leaders ...

Edappadi K Palaniswami welcomed the Women’s Reservation Bill, crediting J Jayalalithaa and criticising the DMK government.

Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education and one of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s senior leaders, ...

As Tamil Nadu sticks to its pattern of alternating power and West Bengal leans towards continuity, both elections will gauge ...

The stage is all set for single phase polling to elect 234-members to the Tamil Nadu Assembly tomorrow. An estimated 5.73 crore voters are set to exercise their democratic right when the doors of the ...