With many of its former allies having walked away, will the DMK attempt to build a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front at the national level, or will political compulsions push it towards a strategic understanding with either the BJP or the AIADMK?
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Beyond managing political equations—both with the opposition and within his own party— the new chief minister will have to navigate complex social and economic issues confronting Karnataka.
Kerala's fiscal status report has reignited a debate over whether the state needs structural reforms to restore financial health or whether the proposed measures risk diluting the welfare model that underpins its social achievements.
It is difficult to slot Chief Minister Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam into Tamil Nadu’s established political binaries
Once projected as the BJP's vehicle for expansion in Tamil Nadu, K. Annamalai now appears headed out of the party, amid a mix of alliance compulsions and leadership tensions.
Submitted just before the change of guard, the caste survey presents DK Shivakumar with his first major political and social challenge.
The Enforcement Directorate conducted the raids in connection with a money laundering case involving the daughter of former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
After more than six months of hectic parleys and intense internal negotiations, the Congress leadership appears to have finally reconciled itself to replacing Siddaramaiah as Karnataka chief minister
The decline of the AIADMK and the rise of chief minister Vijay’s TVK mark a potentially transformative moment in Tamil Nadu politics
Expert panel appointed to prepare white paper on economy even as the new Kerala government begins rolling out welfare guarantees.
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