The 'Election King of India' is set to contest his 184th electionWith a badge that says 'All India Election King' pinned on his khadi shirt, Salem resident Dr Padmarajan is always ready for any electoral ...
Karunanidhi-Vasan talks keep Congress guessingKarunanidhi is trying to woo Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) leader GK Vasan to join the alliance, after having failed to rope in Vijayakanth’...
With no support base, Jayanthi Natarajan staring at a political dead end?For the record though, Jayanthi Natarajan has made it clear that she is taking a break and would not join any party.
2016 Tamilnadu Assembly Polls: GK Vasan appears as BJP seeks alliesShah is expected to visit Chennai on Saturday and hold a rally there along with general secretary in charge of TN, Muralidhar Rao.
Chidambaram's son, Karti, challenges Congress' 'high-command observer culture'Karti Chidambaram said, "The Tamil Nadu unit must have a fair amount of autonomy in functioning. We must re-think this high-command observe...
GK Vasan quits Congress, to float own partyIn 1996, Moopanar broke away from Congress to launch the erstwhile Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), which returned to Congress fold in 2002.
Congress stares at another split in Tamil NaduThe move comes after a series of events, including the resignation last week of Vasan loyalist BS Gnanadesikan as chief of the Tamil Nadu C...
Congress' organisational polls indicate Rahul Gandhi's aim of tightening grip on the partyBy ensuring that a majority of the second-rung leaders didn’t join the rebellion, the old guard too has demonstrated determination not to y...
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee wants to know on what capacity Swamy went to LankaThe Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President BS Gnanadesikan today asked the Centre to clarify in what capacity did Subramanian Swamy visit ...
Nothing left for my father to prove: Karti ChidambaramThe junior Chidambaram adds unlike his father he has no ambitions for the Centre and claims to hate Delhi. "I only go to Delhi when it's un...
Congress leaders shy away from Lok Sabha contestThe reluctance on the part of key Congress leaders to face the battle reinforces the impression that 2014 is a tough test for the ruling ca...
Will Mulayam Singh Yadav have the last laugh post-polls?To be sure, the SP is leading over its UP rival BSP in surveys, making Yadav a potential contender for leading an alternative front.
Congress manages to finish day's pending businesses in Rajya Sabha before Geneva voteCongress leaders spent hours on Wednesday night to persuade parties from Tamil Nadu and SP to agree not to disrupt proceedings in the house.
- State Elections 2011: South gives Congress an ominous diagnosis
For the UPA government that looks ahead to the 2014 election, the portents are ominous, say political observers.
- Assembly elections 2011: South India gives Congress an ominous diagnosis
Congress campaign managers who criss-crossed southern states when four of them went to the polls, now have the report card and it doesn’t l...
Performers get key portfolios as PM tightens gripPM's grip on policy-making tightened with appointment of high performers in key ministries.
- Amma dekh! DMK front holds on
For the first time strong alliance of rivals fails to upset Karunanidhi-led front.