The Rediff Election: Tamil Nadu

October 13, 1999
• DMK to join Vajpayee govt
• DMK meet to decide on joining govt today
• Murasoli Maran to head DMK parliamentary party

October 11, 1999
• Congress blames Jaya for TN debacle

October 10, 1999
• Jaya mum on fate of tie-up with Congress
• DMK's Balu is the soundest winner in Tamil Nadu

October 08, 1999
• DMK front makes solid gains in TN
• DMK mulls over joining NDA government at Centre
• DMK has the edge, but AIADMK is still around

October 07, 1999
• NDA comfortably ahead in TN
• DMK wins two seats in TN

September 21, 1999
• 'We are not in a hurry, the Ram temple is going to come and nobody can prevent it'

September 18, 1999
• Talk of Third Front could sabotage Congress, says Moopanar

September 12, 1999
• All quiet on the southern front
• Moopanar alleges large-scale rigging

September 11, 1999
• The Congress has an opening in the Nilgiris

September 10, 1999
• It's the party that sells in Coimbatore
• 'Sowcar' Janaki lambasts Sonia
• 'The voters will take their money, but will vote for us'

September 09, 1999
• PUCL demands repoll in Chidambaram

September 08, 1999
• Dalits, Vanniyars clash as post-poll violence grips TN town
• Maran appears home and dry in Madras Central
• 'The regional leaders will feel deserted when the BJP reveals its fangs'

September 04, 1999
• "Today there are many divisions but after the elections we must be one family.
• 'Jayalalitha removed her slipper and showed it to me'

September 03, 1999
• 'After Anna, I admire Vajpayee the most'

September 02, 1999
• Caste and the DMK may fell Mani Shankar Aiyar yet again
• Kumaramangalam wakes up to ground realities

September 01, 1999
• Enormous security dragnet for Advani's TN visit

August 31, 1999
• Puthiya Tamilagam's Krishnasamy could spring a surprise
• From a sectarian leader, Ramadoss has come a long way

August 29, 1999
• After four wins, Chidambaram is on a sticky wicket in Sivaganga

August 28, 1999
• BJP has the upper hand in Nagercoil

August 27, 1999
• Kargil is no issue in Madurai

August 26, 1999
• PIL against Sonia's candidature
• Jaya lacks Sonia's stature: Lalit Mohan Singh
• Thamaraikani reiterates charges against Jaya
• DMK govt's dismissal will be priority: Nedunchezhian
• 'I cannot take orders from every Tom, Dick and Harry'

August 25, 1999
• Close contest of a different kind
• AIADMK makes amends for slighting Sonia

August 24, 1999
• Congress plays down Jayalalitha's absence
• DMK exploits Rajnikanth's charisma despite his warning
• Jaya's slight likely to leave Sonia smarting

August 23, 1999
• Jaya keeps Sonia waiting, then fails to turn up

August 22, 1999
• Jaya wanted corruption cases withdrawn: Vajpayee
• AIADMK's Pandian is the favourite in Tirunelveli

August 21, 1999
• 'It's Jayalalitha who's the central electoral issue'

August 20, 1999
• Vajpayee government failed on all fronts, says Jaya
• Thamaraikkani provides firecrackers in Sivakasi

August 19, 1999
• Karunanidhi: a visionary, now with a mission too

August 18, 1999
• Third Front partners still thrashing it out in Tamil Nadu

August 17, 1999
• Paswan's Dalit Sena will back third front in TN
• Stars take to electoral firmament in TN