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• March 25, 2026 08:35 Tamil Nadu: 'NDA has done nothing for Tamil Nadu', says DMK's TKS Elangovan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan expressed confidence in the party’s performance, claiming that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliance has failed to achieve anything for the southern State.Mr. Elangovann remarked that DMK would win as the electorate is aware that no schemes are coming due to the Bharatiya Janata Party.“We will win because of our performance. We rely on our performance. The NDA alliance have not done anything for the state. So, the people of Tamil Nadu know that no schemes are coming to Tamil Nadu because of the BJP”, said Mr. Elangovan.-ANI

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan expressed confidence in the party’s performance, claiming that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliance has failed to achieve anything for the southern State.

Mr. Elangovann remarked that DMK would win as the electorate is aware that no schemes are coming due to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

“We will win because of our performance. We rely on our performance. The NDA alliance have not done anything for the state. So, the people of Tamil Nadu know that no schemes are coming to Tamil Nadu because of the BJP”, said Mr. Elangovan.

• March 25, 2026 08:08 Ahom heartland fight gets a ‘friendly’ twist, as the BJP fields a candidate against ally AGPA ‘friendly’ twist in the electoral contest in Sivasagar, the Ahom heartland of eastern Assam, has triggered a “fight to the finish” between allies of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made a last-minute move on Monday (March 23, 2026) to field former extremist Kushal Dowari from the Sibsagar Assembly constituency, pitting him against a candidate from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), which is also an NDA member.Read more:Ahom heartland fight gets a ‘friendly’ twist, as the BJP fields a candidate against ally AGPBJP's unexpected candidate sparks a triangular contest in Sibsagar, challenging AGP and incumbent Akhil Gogoi in Assam elections.

A ‘friendly’ twist in the electoral contest in Sivasagar, the Ahom heartland of eastern Assam, has triggered a “fight to the finish” between allies of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made a last-minute move on Monday (March 23, 2026) to field former extremist Kushal Dowari from the Sibsagar Assembly constituency, pitting him against a candidate from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), which is also an NDA member.

Ahom heartland fight gets a ‘friendly’ twist, as the BJP fields a candidate against ally AGP

BJP's unexpected candidate sparks a triangular contest in Sibsagar, challenging AGP and incumbent Akhil Gogoi in Assam elections.

• March 25, 2026 08:08 Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: On rebels and mini-screen actorsTwenty20, a corporate-backed political outfit, which had made some electoral gains in the last two local body elections in the eastern belt of Ernakulam district, tried something unheard of in Kerala politics by fielding two participants of popular TV shows as well as two woman actors of Malayalam cinema as their candidates, besides a few other professionals, including a lawyer, in the upcoming Assembly elections.Read more:Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: On rebels and mini-screen actorsKerala Assembly Elections 2026: Defectors dominate headlines in Kerala as it gears up for a high-stakes election

Twenty20, a corporate-backed political outfit, which had made some electoral gains in the last two local body elections in the eastern belt of Ernakulam district, tried something unheard of in Kerala politics by fielding two participants of popular TV shows as well as two woman actors of Malayalam cinema as their candidates, besides a few other professionals, including a lawyer, in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: On rebels and mini-screen actors

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Defectors dominate headlines in Kerala as it gears up for a high-stakes election

Published - March 25, 2026 08:08 am IST

Ahom heartland fight gets a ‘friendly’ twist, as the BJP fields a candidate against ally AGP

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: On rebels and mini-screen actors

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