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  Tamil Nadu Assembly Election: Who's in and who could join NDA ahead of polls

  January 23, 2026 8:29 IST

  Ahead of the Prime Minister’s high-profile visit, Union Minister and Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal has already arrived in Chennai. Goyal has been holding multiple meetings with alliance partners to ensure the success of PM Modi’s event.

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  Karnataka Polls 2023: AIADMK withdraws lone candidate fielded for election on BJP's request

  Elections | April 24, 2023 17:03 IST

  Karnataka Assembly Election 2023: AIADMK on Monday announced that they have withdrawn the lone candidate fielded for the upcoming Karnataka polls on BJP's request.

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  AIADMK interim gen secy Palaniswami calls on HM Amit Shah in Delhi amidst ongoing leadership tussle

  India | September 20, 2022 19:14 IST

  The AIADMK party's interim general secretary K Palaniswami called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital on Tuesday and said he didn't discuss politics.

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  EC allots 'two leaves' symbol to EPS-OPS faction of AIADMK, claims CM Palaniswami

  Politics | November 23, 2017 15:03 IST

  “EC has given judgement in our favour, we are very happy. Majority of party workers supported us,” Tamil Nadu CM said.

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  CM Palaniswami convenes AIADMK MLAs meet tomorrow; Dhinakaran loyalists reject 'invite'

  Politics | September 04, 2017 19:20 IST

  Chief Minister K Palaniswami has convened a meeting of AIADMK MLAs tomorrow

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  CM Palaniswami falls short of majority: How numbers stack up in Tamil Nadu Assembly

  Politics | August 23, 2017 8:23 IST

  Chief Minister EK Palaniswami has fallen short of the simple majority in Tamil Nadu Assembly after AIADMK MLAs loyal to Dhinakaran withdrew support from the government yesterday.

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  Political crisis in Tamil Nadu: 19 AIADMK MLAs want CM Palaniswami out, DMK asks him to prove majority

  Politics | August 22, 2017 14:16 IST

  AIADMK group headed by jailed General Secretary V K Sasikala's nephew T T V Dinakaran on Tuesday informed Governor C V Rao that it wants the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to be changed.

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  Two AIADMK factions likely to announce merger today; Sasikala may face axe

  Politics | August 21, 2017 10:07 IST

  A decision on expulsion of V K Sasikala is likely to be taken in a meeting at AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.

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  AIADMK merger delayed over differences on ‘ticklish issues’ between OPS-EPS factions

  Politics | August 19, 2017 8:33 IST

  The marathon deliberations initiated on Friday for the merger of EPS-OPS camps failed to make any headway as the two factions could not resolve their differences over certain crucial issues.

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  As stalemate continues, here's why Tamil Nadu’s double taxation on theatres defeats the idea of GST

  July 05, 2017 15:39 IST

  Decoding why the Tamil Nadu film fraternity believes that the state's decision to levy an additional 30 per cent tax on cinema halls could bring the entire industry to a grinding halt

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  Palaniswami trust vote: Madras HC asks for video footage of Tamil Nadu Assembly proceedings

  India | February 27, 2017 20:22 IST

  Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu Assembly Secretary to produce the video recording of the entire House proceedings on the day of the confidence vote.

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  Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami shuts down 500 liquor shops as part of his first five decisions

  Politics | February 20, 2017 14:48 IST

  As part of his first five decisions taken as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, E Palaniswami today ordered shutting down of 500 state-run liquor shops (TASMACs).

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  ‘Don't smile at me’: Stalin’s advice to CM Palaniswami ahead of trust vote

  Politics | February 17, 2017 15:49 IST

  With newly-sown-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palamisamy scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the state Assembly tomorrow at 11am, DMK's working president MK Stalin today offered him a ‘strange advice’.

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  OPS vows to dislodge Palaniswami government ‘at any cost’

  Politics | February 17, 2017 9:58 IST

  Former Tamil Nadu CM and expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam has vowed to dislodge the new government under the leadership of jailed leader VK Sasikala loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami ‘at any cost’.

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  Sasikala loyalist Palaniswami sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM, to seek vote of confidence on Saturday

  Politics | February 16, 2017 23:22 IST

  Tamil Nadu today got a new Chief Minister after V K Sasikala loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami was sworn-in by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.

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  Palaniswami: From an ordinary AIADMK member to Tamil Nadu CM

  Politics | February 16, 2017 16:20 IST

  Edappady K Palaniswami, a loyalist of AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala, was today appointed as Chief Minister by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.