"#TamilNadu, once considered the most progressive state of south India, has fallen prey to chaos due to the policies of the DMK government, because of which the public is extremely upset. An #NDA government will be formed in Tamil Nadu in the coming election," Union Home Minister #AmitShah said at the Times Now Summit.

He also hailed #DMK as 'anti-Tamil' as it had not introduced medical and engineering education in the Tamil language. Shah stated that according to the National Education Policy (#NEP), primary education should be imparted in the mother tongue. "I have asked the DMK to impart technical education like medical and engineering education in Tamil. But they have not started it. They have not translated the books into Tamil," he said.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Mar/28/dmk-to-be-uprooted-in-next-tn-polls-no-injustice-in-delimitation-amit-shah

Union Home Minister #AmitShah held a meeting with the #NDA coalition in Bihar on sharing of seats among allies in the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Mar/30/union-minister-amit-shah-holds-seat-sharing-talks-with-nda-coalition-partners-for-bihar-assembly-polls

What led to this ginormous victory for NDA? Where did the opposition go wrong, and how will Bihar pave the way to the upcoming assembly polls? To find an in-depth answer to these questions, we spoke to Dr Arvind Kumar, visiting Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26bkzEomiG0

“I, Nitish Kumar, swear by God… This sentence is a symbol of the unwavering faith and self-confidence of crores of Biharis."

#NitishKumar sworn in as #BiharCM for the 10th time.

https://www.youtube.com/live/YiTLXS4r-oI?si=DhYpHWh92dwf9rON

#Bihar CM #NitishKumar allocated portfolios to newly inducted ministers, a day after they were sworn in at a mega event held at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna.

Home Department, which had been held by CM Nitish Kumar even since he took reins of the State in 2005, has now gone to #BJP after several rounds of discussions among #NDA partners over portfolio allocation.
🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Nov/21/bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-allocates-portfolios-to-newly-inducted-ministers

#BiharElection2025

#TVK general secretary (Election Campaign Management) Aadhav Arjuna said his party president #Vijay was offered 90 assembly seats and the post of Chief Minister for a period of 2.5 years, but the actor-turned-politician had refused it.

Though Aadhav’s remarks at a public meeting lent credibility to unconfirmed reports that there were efforts to rope in TVK into the #NDA, he neither took the names of the #AIADMK or the #BJP nor clarified who had made such offers.

#TamilNaduElections

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Mar/18/vijay-was-offered-90-seats-cm-post-for-25-years-aadhav-arjuna

TVK chief Vijay was offered 90 Assembly seats and a 2.5-year Chief Minister post, according to TVK general secretary Aadhav Arjuna. However, the TVK chief reportedly refused the offer, choosing to strengthen his party independently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nIVDjwLbVM

If #Puducherry CM Rangaswamy’s All India NR Congress is to continue in the #BJP-led #NDA, the saffron party may need to drop its plan to induct the newly-floated Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) led by #JoseCharlesMartin.

Jose Charles Martin is the eldest son of lottery king #SantiagoMartin.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/2026/Mar/18/lottery-king-martins-kin-triggers-cracks-in-puducherry-nda-deadlock-in-congress-dmk-talks

#TamilNaduElections | #AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who is heading the #NDA in #TamilNadu, finalised the number of seats allocated for the BJP, PMK and AMMK on Monday.

Palaniswami announced that the #BJP has been allotted 27 seats, while the #PMK got 18 and the #AMMK 11.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Mar/23/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-eps-allots-27-seats-to-bjp-18-to-pmk-11-to-ammk-as-nda-seat-sharing-talks-continue

"Male supremacy is the cornerstone of all political parties and we are not surprised by their decision to deny tickets to women this time"

If major political parties walked the talk on the 33 percent women's reservation, then #Kerala would get 47 women lawmakers in the 2026 assembly.

The hopes seem to be unrealistic as the top three political coalitions in the state - the #LDF headed by Communist Party of India (Marxist), the #UDF led by #Congress and the #NDA led by #BharatiyaJanataParty - have jointly fielded only 39 women candidates. Only a handful of them stand a chance of emerging victorious.


#KeralaElections


🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/kerala-elections/2026/Mar/23/forget-33-keralas-women-representation-in-assembly-hasnt-crossed-even-10-so-far

A day after the announcement of constituencies allotted to #BJP in the #AIADMK-led #NDA in #TamilNadu, party sources said former BJP state president #KAnnamalai is unlikely to contest in the upcoming Assembly elections, with only one seat allocated to the party in #Coimbatore.


#TamilNaduElections


🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/Mar/27/annamalai-unlikely-to-contest-in-tn-polls-bjp-wants-to-swap-seats

The #BJP-led #NDA released its manifesto for the 2026 #KeralaElections, outlining a welfare- and development-focused roadmap under the banner of “Vikasita Keralam”, with promises ranging from direct cash support to infrastructure expansion and institutional reforms.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/kerala-elections/2026/Mar/31/nda-releases-election-manifesto-for-kerala-promises-rs-2500-monthly-support-aiims-high-speed-rail

The stage is set for BJP's first Chief Minister in Bihar. But, who will replace Bihar's longest-serving CM #NitishKumar?

https://youtu.be/EnKc7qNJop0

Senior BJP leader and former state party president Samrat Choudhary will be the next Chief Minister of Bihar, after being elected leader of BJP legislature party on Tuesday.

Samrat Choudhary had served as Deputy Chief Minister in the previous cabinet led by Nitish Kumar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_kgUBMi1Oo

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee linked the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha to what she called the BJP’s “declining influence” and claimed it signalled the party’s “downfall.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ELiU_3r3D8

The Assembly election results on Monday will decide whether the #BJP-led #NDA can hold its fort in #Assam or whether the #Congress-led six-party Opposition front can upset the #NDA applecart.

The BJP went to the April 9 polls eyeing a third straight term in power. The Congress, which lost several of its leaders to the BJP over a period of time, is hoping to return to the saddle after a gap of 10 years.


#AssamElections


https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/assam/2026/May/03/assam-assembly-election-bjp-eyes-hat-trick-congress-seeks-return-to-power

The much-discussed “undercurrent” against the ruling dispensation in #Assam ultimately proved illusory, as the #BJP-led #NDA not only held its ground but secured a third consecutive term, effectively neutralising anti-incumbency in a state where electoral fatigue is often decisive.

🔗 https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/assam/2026/May/04/assam-delivers-nda-hat-trick-as-identity-politics-welfare-and-opposition-drift-blunt-anti-incumbency

#electionresult2026 #ResultswithTNIE #AssamElections

Aadhav Arjuna (TVK)
Leema Rose Martin (AIADMK)
Jose Charles Martin (LJK)

One family. Three parties. Three wins.

Lottery king Santiago Martin family’s political hat-trick in elections 2026.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ibub_SyVT4M?si=XJnhRtfauK8VHguy

All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) leader N. Rangasamy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for a record fifth term at Lok Nivas on Wednesday.

Rangasamy will head a NDA government in the Union Territory for the second consecutive term.

The veteran leader, known for his simple lifestyle and grassroots connect, returns to the helm to lead the new administration.

🔗https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2026/May/13/n-rangaswamy-sworn-in-as-chief-minister-of-puducherry

#AINRC #Puducherry #NDA #Rangasamy #UnionTerritory

Prime Minister #NarendraModi expressed gratitude to all #NDA partners and party workers for their contribution to the alliance’s long journey of serving Mother India.

Dedicating the NDA’s resolution applauding his leadership to coalition members and grassroots workers, PM Modi highlighted the importance of collective effort and commitment to national development.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L30lwogho8g