Urban poll rout may lead to call for leadership change in AIADMK
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) The rout in the Urban local body elections will in all likelihood lead to a call for a change of leadership in AIADMK. The party is now led jointly by former Chief Minister’s O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami. In the previous Urban local body elections, held in 2011, the AIADMK […]
Kamal Haasan’s MNM draws a blank in Urban polls
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) of Super Star turned politician, Kamal Haasan drew a blank in the Urban local body elections even though it had contested several seats across the state. In the 2021 assembly elections and the 2021 October Rural local body elections, the party had drawn a blank. However, […]
Independent candidates win two town panchayats in TN in Urban polls
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) Independent candidates won handsomely in two panchayats of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu in the Urban local body polls defeating established political parties. In Sayalkudi town panchayat and in Kamuthi town panchayat independent candidates literally stole the show winning all the fifteen seats in the former while losing one seat to […]
BJP leader who supported Godse wins from Chennai seat
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) BJP woman leader, Uma Anandhan who had courted controversy over supporting Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi has won the Urban polls from ward 134 in West Mambalam constituency of Greater Chennai Corporation. She won the seat by a margin of 2,036 votes. Uma had courted controversy during an interview […]
DMK Transgender corporator has major plans for her ward in Vellore
Chennai, Feb 23 (BPNS) R. Ganga, the transgender candidate of the DMK who had won from ward 37 of Vellore corporation has major plans for her constituency. She won the elections with a slender margin of 15 votes against her AIADMK rival. Ganga is a social activist based out of Vellore and is the Secretary […]
V.K. Sasikala to emerge as a major focal point in AIADMK after urban poll rout
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) The rout of the AIADMK in the Urban Local body polls will bring in major questions to be answered by the present leadership of the party led by two former Chief Ministers, O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi. K. Palaniswami. It may be noted that the DMK returned to power after a gap […]
DMK sweeps TN urban body polls, wins AIADMK bastions including Edappadi
Chennai, Feb 22 (BPNS) The DMK led alliance has swept the urban local body elections of Tamil Nadu when 75 % of the results were declared. The urban polls are held after a gap of eleven years in the state and the win of the DMK is considered as a stamp of approval for the […]
DMK victory ‘artificial’, AIADMK leader Panneerselvam
Chennai, Feb 22 (BPNS) AIADMK Chief coordinator and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam said that the victory of the DMK was artificial. He said that the elections did not truly reflect the people’s feelings and that if the polls were held in a free fair and just manner, AIADMK would have seen […]
BJP candidate gets only one vote in TN urban polls, says party cadre cheated him
Chennai, Feb 22 (BPNS) BJP candidate Narendran who contested the Urban local body polls from Bhavanisagar town panchayat in Erode district got only one vote in the elections. A visibly upset, Narendran told media persons that even his own family did not cast their votes on him. Narendran while speaking to media persons said, “ […]