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.The 2026 reset: Assam to Puducherry Election Fund: https://pages.razorpay.com/zTQadhQFFTOnce a month, we will invite one TNM subscriber to the show. Write to us on what you would like to speak about to [email protected] Send your thoughts, suggestions and criticism as well. You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. Audio Timecodes 00:00:00 - Introductions 00:03:40 - Delimitation00:12:50 - Tamil Nadu Elections01:06:51 - RecommendationsCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Become a subscriber - Click here.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here. To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProduced & edited by Bhuvan Malik, written by Sukanya Shaji. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.