Send The assets of 134 re-contesting MLAs in the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls have shown a whopping growth of 42 per cent in the last five years an average rise of Rs 3.06 crore.
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Ruling AIADMK leader C. Vijayabasker C. from the Viralimalai constituency tops the list of these 134 MLAs. He has declared an increase of Rs 52.42 crore in his assets from Rs 9.08 crore in 2016 to Rs 61.50 crore in 2021, which is the highest in the list. Vijayabasker, who is the health Minister of Tamil Nadu, has won twice in 2011 and 2016 from Viralimalai segment and is seeking mandate for the third time.Â
Tamil Nadu elections 2021: Political Jigarthanda in last five years
The demise of State’s tall leaders, accompanied by protests, cyclones, and defections, have added more colour to the upcoming elections.
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The demise of State’s tall leaders, accompanied by protests, cyclones, and defections, have added more colour to the upcoming elections. Here are those whose political charts fluctuated over the last five years
Man of the match
He was considered the lucky one. In a State where many like MK Stalin were standing in a long queue for the CM chair, Palaniswami, who had been keeping a low profile until then, made it to the post. Not just that.
How two big caste-based decisions of the NDA are playing out in Tamil Nadu polls
How two big caste-based decisions of the NDA are playing out in Tamil Nadu polls
Just hours before the Election Commission announced the election schedule, the Tamil Nadu assembly passed the Special Reservation Act 2021 that envisaged 10.5 per cent quota for Vanniyars in education and employment within the 20 per cent reservation for MBCs and De-notified communities.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at crowd during a public meeting in support of their NDA candidates for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls (Picture Credits: PTI)
Like every other state in India, caste plays a critical part in elections in Tamil Nadu. No wonder then that in the run-up to the assembly elections, the ruling AIADMK along with its partner BJP, took two significant decisions that it thought would ensure the die was cast(e) in its favour on 6 April.
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