Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2016

Quest for maximum polls fought record goes on for election king

Salem- based K Padmarajan has lost an election for the 174th time. He was contesting against DMDK’s Vijayakanth from Ulundurpet and S Semmalai from Mettur.

Jayalalithaa does an MGR on Karunanidhi, banishes him from power for a decade

Besides the AIADMK and DMK fronts, there were three more players in the fray this time.

Hold your celebrations: Why BJP should worry about a 'Congress-mukt' India

Results of elections in four major states indicate the BJP needs its arch rival to succeed — it feeds off the failures of the Congress.

A sense of dèja vu: How TV election analysis errs time and time again

Thursday's television analysis repeated four fatal errors of election analysis that I have seen (and sometimes participated in, I'm ashamed to say) over the past two decades

Assembly Election 2016: Which candidates lost big time this poll season

While elections are supposed to be about expecting the unexpected, here's a look at the candidates who lost despite the stars being in their favour.

Didi, Amma return; mummy and son suffer setback: Key takeaways from 2016 Assembly elections

The final results for the election in four states and one Union Territory are yet to be announced but the outcome is pretty clear to by now and it was a helluva roller-coaster.

Jayalalithaa breaks 32-year old jinx: AIADMK retains Tamil Nadu

The visuals of a long queue of people greeting J Jayalalithaa with floral bouquets defined the day for Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

Amma wave: Jaya proves exit polls wrong, set for consecutive term as Tamil Nadu CM

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa is all set to retain power. This is the first time in 32 years that an incumbent CM has returned to power.

Tamil Nadu Live: Jayalalithaa salutes people's mandate, says result put an end to family rule

It is a matter of a few hours now. And depending on which way the wind blows today, it could either be Jayalalithaa retaining power or M Karunanidhi taking over the reins in Tamil Nadu.

BJP corrects its past mistakes: Congress-mukt Bharat within reach

The Modi pull may have played only a marginal role in 2016, but in a national election the logic will work the other way.