Episode 88: Assembly Elections Special – DMK Sun Rises Again in Tamil Nadu; BJP’s Lotus Blooms in Puducherry – NUS Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)

Dr Narayan Lakshman

Associate Editor
The Hindu

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has returned to power in Tamil Nadu after remaining in the opposition for 10 years. While it won comfortably, the party did not sweep the polls as expected. As its leader M K Stalin is set to become the new chief minister, there are many challenges ahead of him including managing the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bharatiya Janata Party has meanwhile won Puducherry giving it another small opening in South India. To discuss more on these two outcomes, we spoke to Dr Narayan Lakshman, Associate Editor of The Hindu newspaper.