• About us
  • Careers
  • Brand Partnerships
TFI Official Merchandise
TFI हिन्दी
TFI Global
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Tfipost.com
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • All
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
    Saket Gokhale bail

    How Saket Gokhale’s habit of crowdfunding will cost him dearly

    Sehwag on Hindenburg

    Adani-Hindenburg row: Retired Sehwag has more guts than current superstars

    Star @3: How parents are destroying their kids’ lives for a few bucks

    Star @3: How parents are destroying their kids’ lives for a few bucks

    Kargil war

    Sonia Gandhi once called Kargil war a BJP War and now her minions are proving it

    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • All
    • Business
    • Economy1
    • Finance
    E20 Petrol

    E20 Petrol Adoption Unveiled: E20 Petrol has become official in India

    Chinese loan apps

    Now that they are banned, let us understand how Chinese loan apps worked

    Startup Ecosystem

    India’s startup growth: A tale told by data

    Fractional Ownership

    Can You Earn Passive Income Without Owning The Full Property? Yes! With Fractional Ownership

    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • All
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
    LCA Tejas in Navy

    A deadly Naval variant of HAL Tejas is coming

    helicopter plant India

    Dominating the skies: The unstoppable Atmanirbhar Helicopter Revolution

    AN-32 MTA

    IAF to replace accident-prone AN-32 with fully Made-in-India fleet

    Defence budget

    Given the enemies at our door, India’s defence budget is awfully low

    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • All
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
    Chinese spy balloon

    The Dirty Secrets of the Chinese spy balloon that was harbouring over Tri-service command

    Explained in numbers: The extrusive death of China’s BRI is here

    Explained in numbers: The extrusive death of China’s BRI is here

    Russian oil sanctions

    Now India controls West’s energy supplies

    Pakistan Nuclear

    Ambition Unlimited: Pakistan’s Roadmap to Economic Power

    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • All
    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
    Alha Udal

     The lasting legacy of Alha Udal: A story sung across India

    Fall of Singapore

    Battle of Singapore: The battle that destroyed the invincibility of the British and sowed the seeds of Indian National Army

    Samjhauta Express blast

    How the jinn of Hindu terrorism emerged from Samjhauta Express bombings

    The Epic Humiliation: Stalin’s Treatment of Nehru’s Sibling Vijayalaxmi Pandit

    The Epic Humiliation: Stalin’s Treatment of Nehru’s Sibling Vijayalaxmi Pandit

    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • All
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Satire
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    Graphene

    Graphene: A Key Material for the Future of Technology

    Actor Jugal Hansraj

    Why Jugal Hansraj failed

    Star @3: How parents are destroying their kids’ lives for a few bucks

    Star @3: How parents are destroying their kids’ lives for a few bucks

    Quantum Computing

    Quantum Computing: The Next Frontier in Information Technology

    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
No Result
View All Result
Tfipost.com
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • All
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
    Saket Gokhale bail

    How Saket Gokhale’s habit of crowdfunding will cost him dearly

    Sehwag on Hindenburg

    Adani-Hindenburg row: Retired Sehwag has more guts than current superstars

    Star @3: How parents are destroying their kids’ lives for a few bucks

    Star @3: How parents are destroying their kids’ lives for a few bucks

    Kargil war

    Sonia Gandhi once called Kargil war a BJP War and now her minions are proving it

    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • All
    • Business
    • Economy1
    • Finance
    E20 Petrol

    E20 Petrol Adoption Unveiled: E20 Petrol has become official in India

    Chinese loan apps

    Now that they are banned, let us understand how Chinese loan apps worked

    Startup Ecosystem

    India’s startup growth: A tale told by data

    Fractional Ownership

    Can You Earn Passive Income Without Owning The Full Property? Yes! With Fractional Ownership

    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • All
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
    LCA Tejas in Navy

    A deadly Naval variant of HAL Tejas is coming

    helicopter plant India

    Dominating the skies: The unstoppable Atmanirbhar Helicopter Revolution

    AN-32 MTA

    IAF to replace accident-prone AN-32 with fully Made-in-India fleet

    Defence budget

    Given the enemies at our door, India’s defence budget is awfully low

    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • All
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
    Chinese spy balloon

    The Dirty Secrets of the Chinese spy balloon that was harbouring over Tri-service command

    Explained in numbers: The extrusive death of China’s BRI is here

    Explained in numbers: The extrusive death of China’s BRI is here

    Russian oil sanctions

    Now India controls West’s energy supplies

    Pakistan Nuclear

    Ambition Unlimited: Pakistan’s Roadmap to Economic Power

    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • All
    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
    Alha Udal

     The lasting legacy of Alha Udal: A story sung across India

    Fall of Singapore

    Battle of Singapore: The battle that destroyed the invincibility of the British and sowed the seeds of Indian National Army

    Samjhauta Express blast

    How the jinn of Hindu terrorism emerged from Samjhauta Express bombings

    The Epic Humiliation: Stalin’s Treatment of Nehru’s Sibling Vijayalaxmi Pandit

    The Epic Humiliation: Stalin’s Treatment of Nehru’s Sibling Vijayalaxmi Pandit

    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • All
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Satire
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    Graphene

    Graphene: A Key Material for the Future of Technology

    Actor Jugal Hansraj

    Why Jugal Hansraj failed

    Star @3: How parents are destroying their kids’ lives for a few bucks

    Star @3: How parents are destroying their kids’ lives for a few bucks

    Quantum Computing

    Quantum Computing: The Next Frontier in Information Technology

    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
No Result
View All Result
Tfipost.com
No Result
View All Result

HOME » Politics » Opinions » It’s DMK all the way and Tamil Nadu is set to be a DMK state for at least a decade more

It’s DMK all the way and Tamil Nadu is set to be a DMK state for at least a decade more

Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra
by Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra
30 April 2021
in Opinions
2
DMK, AIADMK, Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections, MK Stalin, EPS

(PC: TheWeek)

2.8k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The exit polls for Tamil Nadu came in on Thursday evening, and the ruling AIADMK, which is an NDA constituent has much to worry about. Almost all exit polls, barring Pradeep Bhandari’s Jan Ki Baat gave a handsome victory to MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). India Today-Axis even went on to predict a landslide victory for the DMK this time around. Needless to say, all exit polls are unanimous in their understanding of Tamil Nadu, and the AIADMK by no stretch of one’s imagination seems to be coming back to power. According to a poll of polls, out of the total 234 seats, the DMK is predicted to win 162, while the ruling AIADMK-led alliance is expected to win 69 seats.

Tamil Nadu has been ruled by the AIADMK for ten continuous years now – a feat like no other. Tamilians love change, and voting the AIADMK back to power for the third consecutive time, in the absence of a stalwart like Jayalalitha was always a no-brainer for them. Additionally, the AIADMK is a divided house, while the DMK has visibly been galloping towards one goal for the past few months – that of installing MK Stalin as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

There are a variety of reasons behind the AIADMK+ not being able to pull off a stunner this election. First, Jayalalithaa – who was the tallest leader of Tamil Nadu, was not able to give her party a successor to rally behind prior to her demise. This left the AIADMK struggling to choose a leader on its own, and factionalism grew since nobody was sure if the emerging leaders would have been ratified by Jayalalithaa if she was around. The party continues to be divided between the OPS and EPS factions, and this severely dents the AIADMK’s fortunes in this election.

MK Stalin will be a strongman chief minister, much like Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala. That goes without saying. The DMK will come to revolve around him, and so will the party cadre and its support base. That will pave the way for the son of M. Karunanidhi to continuously rule Tamil Nadu for at least a decade. The DMK’s win this time around would be historic for the party, as it would make them relevant in state politics once again. Frankly, if MK Stalin was unable to win this election, his political career would have been finished. If he could not win this election, there would be no election left for him to win.

Fortunately for him, he seems to be winning the state assembly handsomely this time. Part of the DMK’s success in these elections also stems from the fact that Sasikala did not do much for the AIADMK, thus leaving the party hollow from inside and losing its charm. Sasikala even denied the offer to campaign for the party prior to and during the polls, despite being released from jail. It almost seemed as if she was uninterested to contribute to the AIADMK any longer.

Part of Sasikala’s reluctance to campaign perhaps stemmed from the fear of muddying her hands in the factionalism-ridden waters of the party, where the EPS and OPS camos cannot seem to agree on how the party and state are to be run. By not stepping in to tone down tempers of both the factions, Sasikala perhaps has been paving the path for her playing a future ‘godmother’ role in the party. Whatever her reasons may be, the AIADMK’s immediate electoral fortunes seem to have taken a big hit. Of course, the rivalling factions too must bear responsibility for the unpleasant results which are expected for the AIADMK on Sunday.

If AIADMK actually wanted to win or give a tough competition to the DMK, it should have brought in a popular face or celebrity to campaign for it. Although Chief Minister EPS is well-liked in Tamil Nadu, the simple fact remains that the AIADMK suffers a massive anti-incumbency which not even Edappadi K. Palaniswami has been able to overcome. He has been a victim of collateral damage this election season. Going forward, the AIADMK will need to overhaul itself, especially when MK Stalin is expected to make the political environment in Tamil Nadu hostile for opposition parties.

Tags: AIADMKDMKTamil Nadu Assembly Elections
Share34TweetSend
Previous Post

Why no pollster can get Bengal right ever

Next Post

If the results of Kerala elections follow the exit polls, it’s good news for the BJP as Congress is down and out

Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

।। Political Enthusiast ।।Compulsively Opinionated ।। Aspiring Journalist ।। ਮਨ ਨੀਵਾਂ ਮੱਤ ਉੱਚੀ ।।

Comments 2

  1. Avatar Sri says:
    2 years ago

    Does the author even know where Tamil Nadu is? Does he know Stalin’s capabilities? He is not known for any intellectual or Administrative abilities and he is actually the ‘Rahul Gandhi of Tamil Nadu’

    Reply
  2. Avatar BvB09 says:
    2 years ago

    Dear Author,
    You may be right about the result but you are certainly wrong about Stalin being a “strongman chief minister”. Many in TN (such as yours truly) think that it will be quite the opposite. We fear that Stalin will be a puppet in the hands of old bandi(coo)ts such as Duraimurugan and Nehru. These fellows haven’t tasted power (i.e., money) in a decade and would have, by now, fine-tuned the JJ / Sasikala model of amassing bribes (the model of course was developed first by Mu Ka – Stalin’s father). They will run circles around Stalin’s nose much like PC dancing on (the alleged) PM Manmohan Singh’s. Add all this to the overt appeasement of the RoL-ers and RoP-ers and the concomitant daily abuse of Hindus and their customs. Bad times ahead.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms of use and Privacy Policy.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

  • Most Read
  • Comments
  • Latest
Xi Jinping, coronavirus, Shinzo Abe, china, Japan, coornavirus, COVID-19, Wuhan Virus

‘Pack up and get out of there,’ Japan to spend $2.2 billion to get Japanese companies to exit China

9 April 2020
ajay devgn karan johar

The man who bullied the Bully – How Ajay Devgn made Karan Johar’s monopoly a joke and forced him to apologize

22 June 2020
Huawei, China, Trump, USA, Xi Jinping

‘Our survival is at stake now,’ Chinese Telecom giant Huawei crumbles after US ban on Semiconductor exports

19 May 2020
T-Series Sonu Nigam Divya Khosla Kumar Bhushan Kumar

T-Series forced to take down Atif Aslam’s video, Divya Khosla trolled. T-Series has a bad day in office

25 June 2020
Meat Ban

A Jain responds to Meat Ban in Mumbai

Public Sector Bank, Government, Bill

Dear bank employees, continue your stride but PSBs will be privatized

anti-Hindi

Anti-Hindi Forever?- In search of a National Language!

Dear Liberals – your Beef Parties are not protests, they just intend to displease the Majority

Dear Liberals – your Beef Parties are not protests, they just intend to displease the Majority

Graphene

Graphene: A Key Material for the Future of Technology

8 February 2023
Alha Udal

 The lasting legacy of Alha Udal: A story sung across India

8 February 2023
LCA Tejas in Navy

A deadly Naval variant of HAL Tejas is coming

8 February 2023
Chinese spy balloon

The Dirty Secrets of the Chinese spy balloon that was harbouring over Tri-service command

8 February 2023

Popular This Week

Adani-Hindenburg row: Decoding the hidden agendas
Premium

Adani-Hindenburg row: Decoding the hidden agendas

by Abhishek Kumar Singh
29 January 2023
Cricketers Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik refuse to adhere to Tilak tradition
Sports

Cricketers Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik refuse to adhere to Tilak tradition

by TFIPOST News Desk
5 February 2023
Dr Jaishankar
Politics

Left’s lobby’s plot to tarnish Jaishankar’s reputation

by Paurush Gupta
2 February 2023
The unforgotten Voice: Abhijeet Bhattacharya and the Bollywood Music Mafia
Cinema

The unforgotten Voice: Abhijeet Bhattacharya and the Bollywood Music Mafia

by Paurush Gupta
4 February 2023
Preity Zinta
Cinema

Preity Zinta – The woman who stood up to the underworld, but paid a heavy price for it

by Paurush Gupta
30 January 2023

©2023 TFI Media Private Limited

  • Terms of use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
No Result
View All Result
  • Premium
  • Politics
    • Analysis
    • Opinions
    • Trending
  • Economy
    • Business
    • Finance
  • Defense
    • Defence
    • Strategy
    • Weaponry
  • Geopolitics
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • South Asia
    • West Asia
  • Knowledge
    • Culture
    • History
    • Indology
  • Law
  • Lounge
    • Books
    • Cinema
    • Food
    • Health
    • Sports
    • technology
    • Travel
    • Satire
TFI Official Merchandise
TFI हिन्दी
TFI Global
  • About us
  • Careers
  • Brand Partnerships

©2023 TFI Media Private Limited

Follow us on Twitter

and never miss an insightful take by the TFIPOST team

Follow @tfipost