DMK to enter TN Speaker race to test stability of Vijay-led govt

IANS | May 11, 2026 9:03 AM

Chennai, May 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s newly constituted Assembly is set to witness its first major political contest even before the House settles into its inaugural session, with the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) preparing to field its own candidate for the Speaker’s election scheduled on May 12.

PM Modi highlights Gujarat's industrial rise, BJP's electoral dominance in Jamnagar

IANS | May 11, 2026 1:11 AM

Jamnagar, May 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has projected Gujarat as a model of industrial transformation and political continuity, while also linking the state's development journey to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s future electoral prospects and invoking themes of national unity, cultural heritage and political change in West Bengal.