On this Special Report, India Today reporter Anagha Keshav provides exclusive details on the high-level talks between the DMK and the Congress party ahead of the elections in Tamil Nadu. According to the scoop, the DMK has firmly rejected the Congress party's demand for power sharing and cabinet berths, with Anagha Keshav noting that 'Kanimozhi has made it very, very clear that the DMK is not going to be sharing power with them.' The report highlights that despite this refusal, Rahul Gandhi has indicated that the alliance will continue. The DMK's stance is rooted in its philosophy of maintaining a single-party rule at the state level. While the cordial discussions between Rahul Gandhi and Kanimozhi clarified the DMK's position, the final decision on the exact number of seats for the alliance will be concluded through direct communication between Chief Minister MK Stalin and Rahul Gandhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
