Will the rebel MLAs be a separate house bloc in the assembly or join the TVK is the question hanging in balance?
The defeat in Madurantakam and Dharapuram has put the AIADMK leadership, the party’s organisational strength and its political strategy under fresh scrutiny
The byelections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram are a critical early test for Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's new TVK government, assessing its political momentum after taking power
With the DMK and the AIADMK turning their campaign sharply against Sathyabama, Dharapuram seems to be the key for the two parties to stop the Vjay juggernaut
Criticising Palaniswami’s failure to secure or maintain alliances with parties like the BJP, DMDK, and TVK, Velumani and Viswanathan argued that the return of V.K. Sasikala and T.T.V. Dhinakaran into the AIADMK fold is necessary
Known to be one of the critical pillars of the Vanniyar-belt stronghold, the Villupuram district has historically served as the AIADMK’s strategic northern anchor
The most devastating blow to the AIADMK’s viability is the loss of its veteran strongmen—leaders who provided the party with institutional memory and regional muscle. The exit of Dr C. Vijayabaskar is the most symbolic of these departures
Vijayabhaskar is the sixth man in an accelerating collapse that spans the AIADMK’s strongholds
Earlier on Tuesday, Vijayabaskar slammed AIADMK leadership, without directly mentioning Edappadi K. Palaniswami
TVK, under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, is undergoing a significant post-election transformation by aggressively expanding its party organisation across Tamil Nadu
The AIADMK rebel camp’s leverage collapsed as core members began a tactical retreat to the EPS fold
The rebel camp led by Velumani, which was looking strong till a week before has imploded now with a few of them moving to the TVK and a few others getting back to the EPS camp
The AIADMK is facing an existential crisis, fracturing into factions and potentially dissolving as its legislators resign and join the ruling TVK party.
There are seven ministers hailing from Scheduled Caste communities in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet as 23 new members were sworn in.
Higher Education, Revenue, Transport, Social Welfare, Agriculture, IT, HR&CE, Textiles, and Tourism are among the important ministries lying vacant under the current TVK government
The electoral drubbing has exposed fractures in Palaniswami’s leadership, with internal dissenters openly challenging his authority
The AIADMK said that the rebel MLAs, led by C. Ve. Shanmugam and S.P. Velumani, had voted against the party whip issued on May 12
AIADMK split in Tamil Nadu is creating shifts in political support, with senior leader Shanmugan offering support of 30 MLAs for the ruling TVK coalition
In this post-April 2026 landscape, the state is witnessing the collapse of a traditional duopoly in favour of a new order, where the TVK exerts a dominant gravitational pull on the remnants of the old guard
The majority of AIADMK MLAs including C.V. Shanmugam, S.P. Velumani, C. Vijayabaskar and others are not with Edappadi, Tamil media reports claimed
AIADMK MLAs came to assembly in two separate groups, reflecting the ongoing tensions within the party
Keerthana won the seat at the Sivakasi Assembly constituency in Virudhunagar district, breaking the seven-decade-long history of male-only leaders in the region
The AIADMK has now denied trying to form an alliance with the DMK and promising the Chief Minister's post to the VCK chief, a news report said
Earlier, DMK MP Kanimozhi had said that she cannot answer questions on the AIADMK and DMK joining forces, as they are based on rumours and not facts
Vijay's TVK has the Congress party's support but has not yet reached the simple majority mark, offering more time to its rivals to devise plans
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