Vijay’s ‘digital tsunami’: How TVK’s unconventional campaign powered Tamil Nadu winVijay's political campaign in Tamil Nadu mirrored a film launch. It used digital tools and fan clubs to mobilize supporters. Holograms and ...
05 May, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
The first verdict before the final one: BJP leads in Bengal, Assam; UDF ahead in Kerala while Vijay factor looms in TNExit polls released after voting in five states offer early glimpses of election results. Bharatiya Janata Party could be poised for a hist...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
'Hologram Vijay' comes to TVK chief's aid for campaigningA political party in Tamil Nadu is using a 3D hologram of actor-turned-politician Vijay for campaigning. This innovative approach allows Vi...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
BJP tops Google ad spends as parties splurge Rs 117 crore since JanuaryThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the biggest spender on political ads. The party spent as much as Rs 39 crore, or one-third of t...
11 Apr, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Era of Dravidian politics over, DMK will be part of history after 2026, says Tamil Nadu BJP president K AnnamalaiTamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai expresses optimism about significant gains in the upcoming polls, emphasizing the party's efforts in a...
04 Apr, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
Monsoon Session Day 12: Inter-Services Organisations, IIM (Amendment) bills likely to be moved in Lok SabhaThe bill seeks to empower the Commander-in-Chief or the Officer-in-Command of Inter-services Organisations in respect of service personnel ...
04 Aug, 2023, 10.04 AM IST
Political parties diversify to reach out to tech-savvy massesThe audio-format platform from Twitter, the US-based microblogging platform now in the news following its $44 billion takeover by Tesla Inc...
13 Nov, 2022, 06.11 AM IST
Prashant Kishor flags biggest worry: Senior decision-makers in Congress barely fight pollsIn his presentation to the Congress top brass, electoral strategist Prashant Kishor flagged that the biggest worry is that members of decis...
23 Apr, 2022, 06.06 PM IST
Data analytics: New name for poll gameToday, it’s a whole new poll game in Tamil Nadu, driven by tried and tested statistical models and data analytics. After the passing of M K...
26 Mar, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
DMK sticks to Tamil pride and Centre’s hegemony. Will that translate into votes?For DMK, which has been out of power for two consecutive terms, the stakes have never been higher. The first assembly polls in the state af...
19 Sep, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
Why this is India’s big data electionThe ongoing Lok Sabha polls may or may not be an election for a new India, but they certainly are an election that’s about Big Data and its...
16 Apr, 2019, 10.26 AM IST
View: Expect Modi to repeat 2014 victoryNo matter what some Delhi-centric journalists and intellectuals might say, he remains personally intensely popular with people.
04 Apr, 2019, 11.11 AM IST
DMK, JD(S), RJD back pre-poll opposition alliance; Left in a spotA key player in coalition politics until Mamata Banerjee drubbed it in West Bengal, the Left can’t be now part of a platform where the TMC ...
15 Feb, 2019, 10.27 AM IST
New age Tamil Nadu politicians are going digital firstBoth Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have launched apps to keep their fanbase and supporters aware of future political plans.
15 Jun, 2018, 10.51 PM IST
DMK hopeful of bringing down Palaniswami government in Budget SessionDMK expects Stalin to tap the ‘general disgust’ against MLAs of the ‘proxy’ government of AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala.
22 Feb, 2017, 12.32 AM IST
Tamil Nadu polls: People’s Welfare Alliance may implode due to personal egos and ideological contradictionsWhile the Left parties and the VCK had firm ideological roots, neither the MDMK nor the DMDK could lay claim to any such loftiness.
10 Apr, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
Modi Wave: Terrific show in North-East and Union Territories take BJP to new heightsStates where the party is in power saw an unprecedented support, with Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh improving the party’s tally bey...
17 May, 2014, 04.06 AM IST