Tamil Nadu elections News

He also asserted that more political parties would soon join the AIADMK alliance, further strengthening its position.

Kamal launched the MNM with the thought that he would fill the void of the passing away of Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi, the two stalwarts of Tamil politics. However, the party could not do well, getting 3.7 per cent of the votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Thulam Saravanan, an independent candidate from the Madurai South constituency in Tamil Nadu, has made amazing promises to the people there. He said, "it's basically a unique initiative to make fun of senseless electoral promises".

Among the Southern States which have gone for elections in the last 5 years (2013-2018), it has been observed that MLAs have spent the most on the vehicles used for the campaign.

General Secy Anbazhagan reasoned that the changes were being made to ensure the party affairs were "prompt" in the respective units and urged the local functionaries to extend their cooperation to the new office-bearers.

Notwithstanding the 'corruption' blot, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J Jayalalithaa on Thursday won re-election in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2016.

Over one lakh security personnel have been deployed to ensure peaceful elections.

Independent MLA VMC Sivakumar had defeated DMK's Geetha then, and his joining AIADMK could help the party in its poll prospect in Karaikal region.

Exuding confidence about retaining power in the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK General Secretary and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked partymen to hand her an unprecedented victory by starting preparations right away.