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DMK-led Alliance

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DMK - led Alliance
AbbreviationDMK+
ChairmanM. Karunanidhi
FounderC. N. Annadurai
FoundedFebruary 1967
DissolvedMarch 2006
Succeeded bySecular Progressive Alliance (SPA)
Political positionBig tent
Colours  Red

The DMK-led Alliance (abbr. DMK+) is an Indian regional political party alliance in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry led by the Dravidian party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founded by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai in 1967.

History

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The General Secretary and Founder of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, C. N. Annadurai formed an alliance comprising Swatantra Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian Union Muslim League for the 1967 Indian general election. Whereas the alliance for 1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election also included Praja Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, Naam Tamilar Katchi, Tamil Arasu Kazhagam and a couple of Independents.

Indian General Election

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Post the demise of DMK Chief Minister C. N. Annadurai, senior leader and minister M. Karunanidhi assumed charge as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1969. He decided to form an alliance with Indian National Congress (R), Communist Party of India, Indian Union Muslim League and All India Forward Bloc for the 1971 Indian general election.

For the 1977 Indian general election, the party formed an alliance with Indian National Congress (Organization) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) as a part of "Janata Alliance". The alliance won only five seats in the election.[1]

For the 1980 Indian general election, the party formed an alliance with Indian National Congress and Indian Union Muslim League as a part of "Congress Alliance". The alliance won 37 seats in the election.[2]

For the 1984 Indian general election, the party formed an alliance with Janata Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India and Tamil Nadu Congress Party. The alliance won only 2 seats due to a political wave in favour of demise of Indira Gandhi.

For the 1989 Indian general election, the party formed an alliance with Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Janata Dal. The alliance won only the Nagapattinam seat. But the new government under V. P. Singh made Murasoli Maran as a cabinet minister for Ministry of Urban Development after his nomination as a Rajya Sabha member[3]
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For the 1991 Indian general election, the party continued its alliance with Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Janata Dal as a part of the National Front. The alliance lost heavily, not winning a single seat. During this election, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, when campaigning for Margatham Chandrasekar for the Indian National Congress, in the Sriperumbudur constituency.

For the 1996 Indian general election, the party formed a formidable alliance with Tamil Maanila Congress, a brek away faction from Indian National Congress and Communist Party of India. The alliance bagged all the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu.[4][5]

For the 1998 Indian general election, the party formed a formidable alliance with Tamil Maanila Congress and Communist Party of India. The alliance bagged only 9 seats in Tamil Nadu. Even though Communist Party of India (Marxist) originally wanted to contest in support of the United Front, it decided to contest alone when only 1 seat (Coimbatore) was offered. After the fallout, Communist Party of India (Marxist) wanted to contest 6 seats in Tamil Nadu on its own, but eventually only contested 2 seats and decided to support DMK-TMC front in the other 37 seats. This was done to keep out the possibility of any vote splitting that might result in National Democratic Alliance gaining seats.[6]

For the 1999 Indian general election, the party formed a formidable alliance with Pattali Makkal Katchi, Bharatiya Janata Party, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, MGR Kazhagam and Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress.[7] The alliance bagged 26 seats in the election with a large chunk of ministers from Tamil Nadu being appointed in the NDA Ministry.[8]

For the 2004 Indian general election, the party formed a formidable alliance with Indian National Congress, Pattali Makkal Katchi, Indian Union Muslim League, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Congress Jananayaka Peravai and bagged all the 39 seats.[9]

Members In DMK Led-Alliance

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Political Party State Time of being situated Eci Status
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Tamil Nadu 1967-2006 State party
Indian National Congress All India 1971-1974, 1980-1983, 2004–2006 National party
Bharatiya Janata Party All India

1999-2003

National party
Pattali Makkal Katchi Tamil Nadu

1999-2001, 2002-2006

unrecognized party
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Tamil Nadu

1999-2001, 2004-2006

unrecognized party
Communist Party of India (Marxist) All India

1967-1971, 1984-1999, 2004–2006

National party
Communist Party of India All India

1971-1977, 1984-1989, 1991-1999, 2004-2006

State party
Janata Dal All India

1989-1996

unrecognized party
Janata Party All India

1977-1980, 1984-1989

unrecognized party
Indian Union Muslim League All India

1967-1977, 1980-1984, 2004–2006

State party
Puthiya Tamilagam Tamil Nadu

2001-2004, 2014-2019

unrecognized party
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Tamil Nadu

2001-2004

unrecognized party
Tamil Maanila Congress

Tamil Nadu

1996-1999 later merged with INC

unrecognized party
All India Forward Bloc All India

1967-1977, 1996-2001

state party
Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam Tamil Nadu

1991

unrecognized party
Indian National League Tamil Nadu

1996-2001

unrecognized party
Puratchi Bharatham Katchi Tamil Nadu

2006

unrecognized party
MGR Kazhagam Tamil Nadu

1995-2004

unrecognized party
Congress Jananayaka Peravai Tamil Nadu

2001-2004 later merged with INC

unrecognized party
MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Tamil Nadu

1999-2003 later merged with BJP

unrecognized party
Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi Tamil Nadu

2001-2004

unrecognized party
Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress Tamil Nadu

1999-2001 later merged with INC

unrecognized party
Puthiya Needhi Katchi Tamil Nadu

2001-2004

unrecognized party
Thondar Congress Tamil Nadu

2001-2002 later merged with INC

unrecognized party
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi Tamil Nadu

2001

unrecognized party
Indian Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi Tamil Nadu

2001

unrecognized party
Thamilar Bhoomi Tamil Nadu

2001

unrecognized party
Thamizhaga Muslim Iykka Jamaat Tamil Nadu

2001

unrecognized party
Tamil Pattali Makkal Katchi Tamil Nadu

2001

unrecognized party
Tamilnadu Mutharayar Sangam Tamil Nadu

2001

unrecognized party

Indian general elections

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State Legislative Assembly elections

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State Legislative Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu
Duration Election Year Allied parties Seats won
DMK-led Alliance
1967 1967 Indian general election DMK, SP, CPI(M) and IUML, PSP, SSP, NTK, TAK and two Independents
179 / 234
DMK-led Alliance
1971 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK, INC(R), CPI, IUML, PSP and AIFB
205 / 234
DMK+
1977 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK
48 / 234
DMK-led Alliance
1980 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK, INC, IUML and two Independents
69 / 234
DMK-led Alliance
1984 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK, JP, CPI (M) and CPI
34 / 234
DMK-led Alliance
1989 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK, CPI(M) and JD
150 / 234
1991 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK, CPI, TMK, CPI(M) and JD
7 / 234
DMK-led Alliance
1996 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK, TMC(M), AIFB, IUML and CPI
221 / 234
DMK-led Alliance
2001 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK, BJP, PT, MDK, PNK, MADMK, MGRK, IUUK, TCP, TBK, VCK, CJP, TMIJ, TPMK, TNMS and KMK
37 / 234
DMK-led Alliance
2006 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election DMK, INC, PMK, IUML, CPI(M), CPI, PBK and AIFB (Vallarasu)
163 / 234
State Legislative Assembly Elections in Puducherry
Duration Election Year Allied parties Seats won
DMK-CPI Alliance
1969 1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election DMK, CPI and two Independents
20 / 30
DMK+
1974 1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election DMK
2 / 30
1977 1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
3 / 30
DMK-Congress(Indira) Alliance
1980 1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election DMK, Indian National Congress(Indira) and two Independents
26 / 30
DMK-Janata Party Alliance
1985 1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election DMK and JP
7 / 30
DMK-CPI Alliance
1990 1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election DMK, CPI, JD and an Independent
16 / 30
1991 1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election DMK, CPI, JD and two Independents
9 / 30
1996 1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election DMK, TMC(M), CPI, JD and two Independents
17 / 30
National Democratic Alliance
2001 2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election DMK, BJP, PMC
12 / 30

Dissolution

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The alliance was dissolved in 2006 to form the "Democratic Progressive Alliance" . Then the alliance was eventually named as Secular Progressive Alliance in 2018 by the newly elected DMK President M. K. Stalin.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "India - Date of Elections: March 16 to 20, 1977" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ "From the archives: Why is 1980 Tamil Nadu Assembly election worthy of note?". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. ^ Crossette, Barbara (6 December 1989). "New Indian Leader Swears in Cabinet". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Indian Union – Council of Ministers". Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  5. ^ "ECI: Statistical Report 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  6. ^ "Piqued CPM to stay away from Front in TN".
  7. ^ "Jaya dumps unwanted seats on Cong". indianexpress.com. 1999-07-31. Archived from the original on 2008-07-16.
  8. ^ "News Headings". www.tribuneindia.com.
  9. ^ "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Ayodhya one reason for quitting NDA, says Karunanidhi". Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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