Tamil Nadu elections: Delimitation row, alliances & what will decide the vote | South Central 71

In this episode of South Central, Pooja Prasanna and Azeefa Fathima discuss the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, focusing on the delimitation row, alliances, welfare politics, and what may ultimately decide the vote. They are joined by Frontline’s Senior Associate Editor R K Radhakrishnan, The Hindu’s Chief of Bureau Ramya Kannan, and academic and activist Dr C Lakshmanan. The panel examines whether the election is being framed as Tamil Nadu vs Delhi, the role of the BJP in the state, the limits of the Vijay factor, and how voters are responding on the ground.

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Audio Timecodes 

00:00:00 - Introductions 

00:03:40 - Delimitation

00:12:50 - Tamil Nadu Elections

01:06:51 - Recommendations

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