• The Federal

    Elections 2026

    In Kerala CM stalemate, a familiar Congress predicament, and a test for Rahul Gandhi

    Puneet Nicholas Yadav
    12 May 2026 7:07 AM IST

    A week after UDF’s victory, Congress struggles to pick Kerala’s CM as Satheesan, Venugopal, and Chennithala battle for power amid factional rifts

    KC Venugopal (left), Ramesh Chennithala (centre), and VD Satheesan
    Elections 2026
    VIjays TVK alliance is Tamil Nadu has no precedent
    The Federal Special

    Vijay govt's balancing act: Allies with one foot in, one foot out

    11 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Suvendu vs Vijay - a study in contrast
    Elections 2026

    Suvendu vs Vijay: Two first-time CMs take oath, reflecting two Indias

    10 May 2026 6:31 PM IST
    Vijay
    Elections 2026

    Can TN's new actor-CM Vijay turn euphoria into governance? | AI With Sanket

    10 May 2026 2:04 PM IST
    Vijay speech after taking over as CM

    In first speech as CM, Vijay promises to address drug abuse, women's safety

    10 May 2026 11:50 AM IST
    LIVE! 17th TN Assembly convenes tomorrow; Udhayanidhi to be Leader of Opposition
    LIVE

    LIVE! 17th TN Assembly convenes tomorrow; Udhayanidhi to be Leader of Opposition

    10 May 2026 6:58 AM IST
    vijay becomes CM

    MA Baby: CPM supporting TVK to honour people’s mandate | AI With Sanket

    9 May 2026 7:22 PM IST
    From silver screen to state Secretariat: The stunning rise of CM Vijay

    From silver screen to state Secretariat: The stunning rise of CM Vijay

    9 May 2026 6:08 PM IST
    Stalin says DMK respects allies’ move to support Vijays TVK after hung verdict

    Stalin says DMK respects allies’ move to support Vijay's TVK after hung verdict

    9 May 2026 6:06 PM IST
    Kerala bus, KSRTC

    Free bus rides for women: After UDF win, gender ticketing introduced in Kerala

    9 May 2026 1:50 PM IST
    Congress with TVK

    'Congress hurried, and looked power-hungry in Tamil Nadu'

    9 May 2026 7:49 AM IST
    TN Governor meets Vijay
    LIVE

    LIVE! Vijay to be sworn in at 10 am on May 10; Kharge, Rahul to decide on Kerala CM

    9 May 2026 6:55 AM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    Suvendu Adhikari to become first BJP CM of Bengal, elected as BJP Legislature Party Leader

    8 May 2026 5:07 PM IST
    west bengal politics

    Bengal still in a state of flux as Amit Shah lands in Kolkata

    8 May 2026 2:35 PM IST
    Sinthanai Selvan, General Secretary of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK)

    ‘Letter via WhatsApp?’ : VCK leader slams Vijay over functioning style

    The Federal
    8 May 2026 1:12 PM IST

    VCK leader Sinthanai Selvan criticises Vijay and TVK’s post-poll strategy, alliance outreach, and warns of BJP influence in Tamil Nadu

    KC Venugopal (left), Ramesh Chennithala (centre), and VD Satheesan

    Congress CM race in Kerala enters final stretch as Satheesan builds civil society momentum

    8 May 2026 11:34 AM IST
    TVK Vijay in Puducherry

    TN govt formation: CPI, CPM likely to back Vijay’s TVK as numbers near majority mark

    8 May 2026 9:35 AM IST
    AI With Sanket

    Bengal violence raises questions over Election Commission's accountability | AI With Sanket

    8 May 2026 9:01 AM IST
    LIVE | No numbers? No clarity on Vijays swearing-in yet
    LIVE

    LIVE | No numbers? No clarity on Vijay's swearing-in yet

    8 May 2026 6:33 AM IST
    UDF, Kerala Assembly Elections 2026

    Kerala polls: How secular consolidation defeated the Left's social engineering gambit

    8 May 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Will Vijay form form the Govt?

    TN govt formation: 'Governor should invite Vijay, ask him to prove majority on floor of House'

    7 May 2026 9:58 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Governor Arlekar has asked Vijay to return with the support of 118 MLAs before forming the government

    No invite for Vijay's TVK: Why experts say TN Governor is overstepping

    7 May 2026 8:47 PM IST
    UPI trail leads cops to killers of Suvendus aide; 3 hitmen arrested

    Experts decode Suvendu aide Chandranath Rath murder: 'Firearms, bombs in our genes'

    7 May 2026 8:23 PM IST
    SSC case: HC directs Commission to file new report with relevant details of tainted candidates

    Bengal polls: Ex-Calcutta HC Chief Justice Sivagnanam quits SIR Appellate Tribunal

    7 May 2026 7:53 PM IST
    Congress Legislature Party meeting

    Protest rally for V D Satheesan as Congress CM race intensifies in Kerala

    7 May 2026 6:39 PM IST
    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation building

    After Bengal, is Kolkata Municipal Corporation set to turn saffron?

    7 May 2026 5:47 PM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayan

    Pinarayi calls LDF defeat a ‘new beginning’, flags threat to Kerala’s secular fabric

    7 May 2026 5:19 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu assembly elections

    Auto driver to MLA? Lens on TVK Vijay Damu’s story after affidavit reveals ‘anomaly’

    7 May 2026 4:56 PM IST
    TVK

    TN govt formation | Governor will go by rule book: BJP; TVK cadres protest outside Lok Bhavan

    7 May 2026 4:09 PM IST
    Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

    Poll results show ‘Kerala story’ that communalists should note: Tharoor

    7 May 2026 3:20 PM IST
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