Congress President Rahul Gandhi, DMK President MK Stalin and other leaders, in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, on March 13, 2019. (Photographer: R Senthil Kumar/PTI)
Tamil Nadu votes on April 18 in the second phase of the general elections. The state which sends 39 members to the Lok Sabha, accounting for 7 percent of the total 543 seats, is likely to play an important role in government formation at the centre. The state’s politics have been dominated by the two main Dravidian parties over the last 5 decades – the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. While...