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Tamil Nadu Political Shift 1967
April 18 , 2026
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- The 1967 elections saw Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam form the government in Tamil Nadu for the first time.
- It was the first time in independent India that a regional party defeated the Indian National Congress and came to power.
- C. N. Annadurai had earlier lost the 1962 Assembly election from Kancheepuram to S. V. Natesa Mudaliar by nearly 10,000 votes.
- In 1967, Annadurai did not contest the Assembly elections and instead won the Lok Sabha seat from Madras South.
- After DMK’s sweeping majority in the Assembly, Annadurai became Chief Minister and later a Member of the Legislative Council.
- Since 1967, no national party has independently formed a government in Tamil Nadu.
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