Tamil Nadu Government

Tamil Nadu has a distinctive political landscape shaped by regional identity, welfare policies, social development and strong competition between political parties. These factors continue to influence governance, elections and the state's political future.

Tamil Nadu’s political landscape continues to be shaped by regional issues, development priorities, strong party organisations and changing voter expectations as political parties prepare for the next phase of competition.

The upcoming Nandigram Assembly bypoll has triggered fresh political discussions in West Bengal after a Congress leader claimed that the Trinamool Congress had offered the seat to Congress. The TMC denied making such a proposal, adding another point of contention ahead of the October 6 bypoll.

The Supreme Court has resumed final hearings in petitions concerning the Shiv Sena split and the disqualification of MLAs from the Eknath Shinde-led faction. The Shinde camp is defending the Election Commission’s decision recognising its organisational majority in the party dispute.