#Tamilnadupolitics

The TVK’s rise has relegated the DMK to main Opposition status and left the AIADMK floundering. But this electoral recasting does not mean an end to Tamil Nadu’s deep-rooted Dravidian politics. Here's a look at its long history in the state

Apart from BJP, which is believed to have the loyalty of many of the AIADMK rebel leaders now ensconced within the TVK camp, the other gainer is the Santiago family

Politicians have been made and unmade by the fact that, all too often, the ‘medium is the message’

All 108 TVK MLAs have been lodged at a resort in Mahabalipuram, near Chennai, while the five Congress MLAs are likely to be shifted to a resort in Hyderabad

While Vijay's No. 2 'Bussy' Anand bagged Chennai’s crucial T Nagar constituency, Aadhav Arjuna, son-in-law of lottery baron Santiago Martin, won from the city's Villivakkam seat