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  Kolathur Assembly Election 2026: Seat profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

  April 03, 2026 12:05 IST

  The Kolathur Assembly constituency comes under the Chennai North Lok Sabha Constituency. In 2021, MK Stalin of the DMK won the seat by defeating Aadirajaram of the ADMK with a margin of 69,504 votes.

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  Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: Stalin rules out power-sharing, says DMK-Congress alliance intact

  April 03, 2026 12:23 IST

  Amid a war of words between a section of leaders from the DMK and the Congress over power-sharing and increased seat allotment, the ruling party chief also asserted that the alliance was going strong.

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  Alliance 'functioning smoothly': Tamil Nadu Congress chief denies rift with DMK for 2026 polls

  February 08, 2026 7:27 IST

  Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Tamil Nadu Congress president K Selvaperunthagai has denied a rift with MK Stalin-led DMK and said that the alliance is 'functioning smoothly'.

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  Tamil Nadu polls 2026: Congress denies rift with DMK, says seat-sharing talks will begin soon

  January 30, 2026 23:58 IST

  Tamil Assembly elections 2026: The clarification from the Congress comes amid reports of rift with the DMK over seat-sharing. In previous assembly elections held in 2021, the Congress was allotted 25 seats.

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  'Their internal matter': BJP maintains distance on OPS's reunion offer to EPS for Tamil Nadu polls

  January 29, 2026 20:41 IST

  Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Earlier in the day, Panneerselvam hinted at rejoining AIADMK and said he is ready to accept the Palaniswami's leadership. However, EPS has rejected OPS's proposal.

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  'Is EPS ready?': O Panneerselvam hints at rejoining AIADMK ahead of Tamil Nadu elections

  January 29, 2026 15:37 IST

  Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026: Panneerselvam, popularly called OPS among his supporters, said he is ready to join the AIADMK under Palaniswami's leadership in the interest of the party.

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  TVK to go solo in Tamil Nadu elections 2026? Vijay drops hint during rally in Mahabalipuram

  January 25, 2026 17:06 IST

  Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026: Addressing TVK cadres at a poll rally in Mahabalipuram, Vijay said his party can challenge established powers in Tamil Nadu. Without naming anyone, Vijay said the TVK has the right attitude to take on the 'evil force' that is ruling Tamil Nadu currently.

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  'Bomb hurled at police vehicle in Tamil Nadu but Stalin patting his own back': EPS lambasts DMK

  January 24, 2026 23:38 IST

  In a post on X, the former chief minister called Stalin a 'puppet' and said he keeps 'patting his own back and boasting away' but such incidents are regularly taking place in the state. As many as four police personnel have been injured in the incident, Palaniswami said.

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  OPINION | Modi's southern push: Will DMK, Left fortresses fall in TN, Kerala?

  India | January 24, 2026 15:12 IST

  The icing on the cake was his rally in Tamil Nadu's Madurantakam, 87 km from Chennai, where on the dais sat AIADMK's ex-CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss. In Tamil Nadu, it is the AIADMK which leads the National Democratic Alliance.