August 2026
Yday
C. Ve. Shanmugam blamed Edappadi Palaniswami for AIADMK election defeats
Aug 4
Thanjavur police released Udhayanidhi Stalin on station bail after questioning
Aug 4
Madras High Court ordered police to release Udhayanidhi Stalin after questioning
Aug 4
Khushbu Sundar criticized Udhayanidhi Stalin and demanded an apology to Trisha Krishnan
Aug 4
DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan left Palayamkottai prison after receiving bail
Aug 4
TVK cadres protested across Tamil Nadu over Udhayanidhi Stalin’s alleged remarks
Aug 4
Kangana Ranaut backed police action against Udhayanidhi Stalin
Aug 4
M.K. Stalin accused TVK government of arresting Udhayanidhi to suppress opposition
Aug 4
Udhayanidhi Stalin denied making derogatory remarks about Trisha Krishnan
Aug 4
DMK workers protested across Tamil Nadu against Udhayanidhi Stalin’s arrest
Aug 3
Tamil Nadu police arrested Udhayanidhi Stalin over alleged misogynistic remarks
Aug 4
TVK filed complaints over Udhayanidhi Stalin’s alleged vulgar remarks
Aug 3
Madras High Court granted conditional bail to DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan
July 2026
Jul 30
Madras High Court denied anticipatory bail to DMK MLA V Senthilbalaji
Jul 20
Police arrested DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan over remarks against Chief Minister Vijay
Jul 3
Police arrested DMK MLA Anitha Radhakrishnan over remarks against Vijay
Jul 2
Four former AIADMK ministers joined Vijay’s TVK
Jul 1
Tamil Nadu police arrested three over alleged bid to bribe TVK MLA
June 2026
Jun 29
Tamil Nadu Assembly secretary defended accepting four AIADMK MLAs’ resignations
Jun 29
AIADMK MLA M R Vijayabhaskar resigned his Assembly seat
Jun 29
Police detained hundreds of DMK workers protesting against minister D Sarathkumar
Jun 28
Siddaramaiah warned Congress workers about electoral roll manipulation
Jun 27
Congress appointed B Manickam Tagore as Tamil Nadu party president
Jun 27
Vaiko’s MDMK quit DMK-led alliance to support Vijay’s TVK
Jun 9
J.C.D. Prabhakar dropped disqualification proceedings against 21 rebel AIADMK MLAs
Jun 6
Four former AIADMK ministers and six ex-MLAs joined TVK
Jun 5
K Annamalai launched We The Leaders political movement after leaving BJP
Jun 4
DMK announced boycott of June 8 INDIA bloc meeting
Jun 3
Vijay’s TVK allotted Tamil Nadu’s lone Rajya Sabha seat to Congress
Jun 2
Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai resigned from BJP
May 2026
May 29
Tamil Nadu government appointed Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal as state police chief
May 27
Palaniswami and Velumani AIADMK factions reconciled after legislature split
May 27
Vijay met Narendra Modi over Mekedatu and fishermen issues
May 26
AIADMK MLA Esakki Subaya resigned his Assembly seat
May 25
Three Velumani-faction AIADMK MLAs resigned Assembly seats and joined TVK
May 20
Vijay planned to induct two Congress MLAs into Tamil Nadu cabinet
May 16
Vijay allocated portfolios to 10 Tamil Nadu ministers
May 13
Vijay’s TVK government won floor test with 144 votes
May 12
Velumani-led AIADMK faction backed Vijay’s TVK government before floor test
May 11
AIADMK MLAs sought S.P. Velumani as legislature party leader
May 10
CPI leader M Veerapandiyan objected to song order at Vijay’s swearing-in
May 9
C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister
May 4
Vijay’s TVK won Tamil Nadu election and emerged as largest party
April 2026
Apr 23
Tamil Nadu recorded 85.15% turnout, its highest since Independence
Apr 23
Election Commission opened polling booths in some Chennai gated communities
Apr 23
Foreign delegates observed Tamil Nadu Assembly election polling
Apr 23
Tamil Nadu voters elected lawmakers across 234 Assembly constituencies
Apr 22
Election authorities seized ₹1,072 crore in Bengal and Tamil Nadu poll inducements
Apr 21
Tamil Nadu parties ended Assembly election campaigning as silence period began
Apr 21
Tamil Nadu authorities closed liquor shops for three days before Assembly polling
Apr 20
Chandrababu Naidu accused DMK and Congress of betraying women over quota bill
Apr 19
Vijay’s TVK backed independent candidate M. Premkumar in Edappadi
Apr 18
Rahul Gandhi accused BJP of seeking Tamil Nadu control through AIADMK
Apr 17
M.K. Stalin celebrated Constitution Amendment Bill’s defeat in Lok Sabha
Apr 16
Vijay released TVK manifesto promising women’s aid and free cooking gas
Apr 15
M.K. Stalin called statewide black-flag protests against proposed delimitation
Apr 14
BJP released manifesto promising ₹2,000 monthly aid for Tamil Nadu women
Apr 13
Tamil Nadu parties released manifestos emphasizing jobs, women and welfare promises
Apr 11
M.K. Stalin predicted DMK-led alliance would win more than 200 seats
Apr 10
Election Commission transferred Chennai police chief A. Arun and appointed Abhin Dinesh Modak
Apr 8
Puducherry voters began choosing 294 candidates across 30 Assembly constituencies
Apr 9
V.K. Sasikala invoked Jayalalithaa’s style in her Tamil Nadu campaign
Apr 9
Bagalkot and Davangere South voters cast ballots in Karnataka bypolls
Apr 9
Assam voters began casting ballots as Kerala and Puducherry also voted
Apr 9
Kerala voters began casting ballots in the Assembly election
Apr 8
Election Commission replaced Tamil Nadu chief secretary and transferred anti-corruption DGP
Apr 8
Vijay’s TVK entered its first Tamil Nadu Assembly election
Apr 7
Kerala’s LDF, UDF and BJP ended open campaigning before April 9 election
Apr 7
Kanimozhi accused Palaniswami of betraying Tamil Nadu and appeasing BJP leaders
Apr 7
Pinarayi Vijayan and Revanth Reddy traded barbs over governance and political language
Apr 7
Kerala’s LDF, UDF and NDA prioritized caste and religion in campaigning
Apr 7
Pinarayi Vijayan denied anti-incumbency against Kerala’s LDF government
Apr 7
Shashi Tharoor predicted UDF victory amid strong anti-incumbency sentiment
Apr 6
AIADMK candidate Leema Rose declared assets worth ₹1,049.5 crore
Apr 5
BJP released Puducherry manifesto promising free LPG cylinders and e-scooters
Apr 5
Authorities seized 4,000 food kits amid election controversy in Vadanappally
Apr 5
Edappadi Palaniswami accused Stalin of plunging Tamil Nadu into unprecedented debt
Apr 4
Rahul Gandhi alleged LDF had hidden partnership with BJP and RSS
Apr 4
M K Stalin and Dharmendra Pradhan clashed over three-language policy
Apr 4
Mallikarjun Kharge promised Puducherry statehood if INDIA bloc formed government
Apr 4
Vijay promised Puducherry statehood and pitched TVK as an alternative
Apr 3
Narendra Modi held Puducherry roadshow for NDA candidates
Apr 3
Congress named 27 Tamil Nadu candidates and renominated 12 MLAs
Apr 3
BJP released 27 Tamil Nadu candidates, excluding K Annamalai
Apr 3
Kerala LDF faced anti-incumbency and internal cracks before election
Apr 3
Jose K. Mani entered Pala’s triangular Assembly contest
Apr 2
Kanimozhi criticised BJP-led NDA during Tamil Nadu campaign
Apr 2
Seeman criticised Dravidian parties’ freebies and warned of ₹3 lakh crore debt
Apr 2
Congress delayed announcing candidates for 28 Tamil Nadu constituencies
Apr 2
LDF and UDF promised welfare hikes and expanded healthcare in Kerala manifestos
Apr 2
Kerala parties competed for minority votes ahead of Assembly election
Apr 1
Revanth Reddy alleged LDF-BJP pact while campaigning in Kerala
March 2026
Mar 31
BJP released Kerala election manifesto promising pensions, AIIMS and high-speed rail
Mar 31
Rahul Gandhi alleged BJP-CPI(M) pact in Kerala election
Mar 31
M.K. Stalin launched DMK's Tamil Nadu campaign in Tiruvarur
Mar 30
Vijay launched TVK's Tamil Nadu election campaign in Perambur
Mar 30
Tamil Nadu nominations opened as Stalin and Vijay filed papers
Mar 30
Election Commission began home voting for elderly and disabled Kerala voters
Mar 29
Vijay announced candidacy in Perambur and Tiruchi East
Mar 28
NDA, Congress-DMK and TVK prepared for Puducherry's April 9 election