With shifting alliances, internal crises within established parties, and new political actors seeking space, the coming election could test the resilience of the Dravidian political order
N.K. Bhoopesh
About The Author
N.K. Bhoopesh is an assistant editor, reporting on South India with a focus on politics, developmental challenges, and stories rooted in social justice.
About The Author
N.K. Bhoopesh is an assistant editor, reporting on South India with a focus on politics, developmental challenges, and stories rooted in social justice.
Senior leaders’ public statements against candidate selection have exposed fault lines within the CPI(M).
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 18 March 2026
AIADMK’s survival battle and TVK’s entry could make Tamil Nadu polls a game changer
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 15 March 2026
For the Congress, which has been out of power in the state for a decade, a win is a must; for the Left, the verdict will determine its relevance as a national electoral force.
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 15 March 2026
State and Union government, along with their PR machinery, become key players in the political messaging battle ahead of elections.
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 11 March 2026
One of India’s most distinguished historians passed away at the age of 90 in in Thiruvanathapuram
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 9 March 2026
As war clouds gather once again over West Asia, memories of earlier conflicts are being rekindled.
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 9 March 2026
After settling seat-sharing with the Congress, the DMK is confident of concluding discussions with its other allies by early this week.
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 8 March 2026
With the combative R. N. Ravi moving to Kolkata on the eve of the polls, many questions are being raised in political circles.
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 6 March 2026
Kerala’s syncretic culture was on full display when a mosque and a church hosted Hindu devotees during the Pongala festival, while a temple in north Kerala organised an iftar for fasting Muslims
BY N.K. Bhoopesh 4 March 2026
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