THE BIG QUESTION
Which south India party has pulled out of the NDA?
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday broke off its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and exited the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), days after state BJP chief K Annamalai made controversial remarks on Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai and former chief minister J Jayalalithaa.
The AIADMK announced it will lead a state-level coalition, which means the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu will be a three-cornered fight, between coalitions led by the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) — it is part of the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA — the AIADMK, and the BJP. Read more.