Former AIADMK MLA from Jayamkondam joins TVK

J.K.N. Ramajeyalingam, former Jayamkondam MLA from AIADMK, joined the ruling TVK on Friday. Two other former AIADMK members are also planning to switch parties.

J.K.N. Ramajeyalingam, the former Jayamkondam MLA from AIADMK, joined TVK on Friday.

S. Ravi, a former Arakkonam MLA from AIADMK, met Water Resources Minister N. Anand to seek an appointment to join TVK. Pugazhendhi, a former AIADMK functionary, also met the minister and said he plans to join soon.

Pugazhendhi told The Hindu that the popular mandate for TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay and efforts to block AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami from forming a government influenced his decision. He added that he will announce details later.

Four AIADMK legislators recently resigned and joined TVK, along with former minister Vellamandi Natarajan.

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Political illustration showing DMK and Congress leaders in conflict over Tamil Nadu alliance switch.
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DMK and congress trade barbs over tamil nadu alliance switch

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DMK leaders have accused the Congress of betrayal after it joined the TVK government in Tamil Nadu. IUML and Congress figures defended the decision amid sharp exchanges.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor C. Joseph Vijay announced on Sunday (March 29, 2026) candidates for all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu and 30 seats in Puducherry. He will make his electoral debut contesting from Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchi East.

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Two Congress MLAs will take oath as ministers in Chief Minister Vijay's cabinet on Thursday. This marks the first time in 59 years that the party joins a Tamil Nadu government.

Ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Congress has solidified its alliance with the DMK. Talks of partnering with actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam were averted. This decision is viewed as a key political move.

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The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) has allocated 66 seats to its partners for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. Meanwhile, the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has allotted five seats to the Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar).

Former Indian cricket captain and Telangana minorities welfare minister Mohd Azharuddin was sworn in as a member of the legislative council (MLC) on Monday. The oath came a day after Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla approved his nomination. M Kodandaram was also sworn in as an MLC under the governor's quota.

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resigned on Thursday, clearing the path for Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to take over following a 2023 rotational pact within the Congress party.

 

 

 

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