Sonia Gandhi invites opposition leaders for meeting on May 23

United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi has called for a meeting of the opposition leaders on May 23 – the day the Lok Sabha election results would be declared. DMK leader MK Stalin confirmed of having received a communication in this regard. Read More
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KCR invites Stalin, ‘Federal Front’ talks still remain inconclusive

Telangana chief minister and TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao called DMK chief MK Stalin to his residence, to discuss his proposal for a “Federal Front”. However, sources said Stalin was firm that the DMK would be with the UPA and urged Rao to extend TRS’s support to the Congress. Read More
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Lok Sabha election 2019: KCR starts ‘Third Front’ meetings

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s meeting with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan stimulated political interest. Media reported quoting sources that KCR’s plan of a prime minister is from south India in a non-BJP-non-Congress concoction at the Centre. Read More
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Supreme Court stays Inquiry into Jayalalithaa's Death at Apollo hospitals

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the proceedings of an inquiry commission set up to look into the death of then Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospitals, in Chennai, in 2016. Read More
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EC cancels poll in Vellore Lok Sabha seat after huge cash haul

The Election Commission has cancelled polling in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore Lok Sabha constituency. This development comes after a total of ₹11.5 crore in cash was recovered from a DMK candidate’s house and other places towards the end of March through the first week of April. Read More
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AIADMK, DMK release their poll manifesto, make similar vows

In Tamil Nadu, both the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam revealed their election manifestos, in which a lot of promises were seen as common. Read More
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In TN, over 50 women sexually abused after being lured via FB

Over 50 women from across Tamil Nadu were allegedly lured and sexually exploited by a four-member gang from Pollachi. Police stumbled upon the case when they arrested four suspects in February for allegedly blackmailing and sexually harassing a 19-year-old girl. Read More
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BJP’s in alliance-making spree, confident to retain power

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party appears more confident than before in the final run-up to the 2019 general election, announced on Sunday, after forming alliances with regional parties and making seat-sharing arrangements with smaller groups. Read More
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Congress, DMK formally announce alliance in Tamil Nadu for LS poll

The Congress has been allotted total of 10 seats, out of which, the party will contest nine seats in Tamil Nadu and one seat in Puducherry. Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats. Read More
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BJP, AIADMK and PMK join hands in Tamil Nadu for 2019 LS poll

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, on Tuesday, has formally announced its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and Pattali Makkal Katchi for the upcoming general election and the anticipated bypolls in the state. Read More
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