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{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
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{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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* {{Citation|first= M. L.|last=Ahuja|title=Electoral politics and general elections in India, 1952–1998|year=1998|publisher=Mittal Publication |location=New Delhi|isbn=81-7099-711-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CFCjniBF9s8C&pg=PA358|ref=Ahuja}}.
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.jayanetwork.in/Index.asp|title=Jaya Network|publisher=Jaya Network| access-date=17 January 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107150536/http://www.jayanetwork.in/index.asp | archive-date=7 January 2012 | df=dmy-all }}
* {{cite web| url=http://drnamadhumgr.com/mgr/pages/index.jsp| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119000347/http://drnamadhumgr.com/mgr/pages/index.jsp| url-status=dead| archive-date=19 November 2010| title=Dr. Namathu M.G.R.| publisher=Dr. Namathu M.G.R.| access-date=17 January 2012}}
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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|+[[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Elections]]
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|33.29}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
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|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|33.29}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{distinguish|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
| state_seats = {{hidden
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{{Composition bar|66|234|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}([[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]])
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| no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
}}
{{Dravidian politics-col}}

The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+[[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Elections]]
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|33.29}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{distinguish|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
| state_seats = {{hidden
|Indian states
|headerstyle = background:#ccccff
|style = text-align:center; |
{{Composition bar|66|234|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}([[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]])
{{composition bar|0|33|hex= {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} ([[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]])
}}
| no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
}}
{{Dravidian politics-col}}

The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|AIADMK}}|3.27}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.67}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.19}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.93}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|+[[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Elections]]
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
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|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
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|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
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{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{refbegin}}
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* {{cite web| url=http://drnamadhumgr.com/mgr/pages/index.jsp| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119000347/http://drnamadhumgr.com/mgr/pages/index.jsp| url-status=dead| archive-date=19 November 2010| title=Dr. Namathu M.G.R.| publisher=Dr. Namathu M.G.R.| access-date=17 January 2012}}
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{distinguish|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
| state_seats = {{hidden
|Indian states
|headerstyle = background:#ccccff
|style = text-align:center; |
{{Composition bar|66|234|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}([[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]])
{{composition bar|0|33|hex= {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} ([[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]])
}}
| no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
}}
{{Dravidian politics-col}}

The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.19}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.93}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
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|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
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{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{distinguish|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|AIADMK}}|3.27}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.67}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.19}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.93}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|+[[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Elections]]
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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|width=237px
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|bars=
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
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|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.19}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.93}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
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|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
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|width=237px
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
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!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
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!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
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{{Reflist}}
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| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
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| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
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{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''President'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
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| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
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| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
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{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|}

'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
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! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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|+[[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Elections]]
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|33.29}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[V.N.Janaki]] (1917–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 02 January 1988
| 07 February 1989
| {{age in years and days|1988|01|02|1989|02|08}}
|}
'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
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|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|33.29}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[V.N.Janaki]] (1917–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 02 January 1988
| 07 February 1989
| {{age in years and days|1988|01|02|1989|02|08}}
|}
'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
| state_seats = {{hidden
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|style = text-align:center; |
{{Composition bar|66|234|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}([[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]])
{{composition bar|0|33|hex= {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} ([[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]])
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| no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
}}
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+[[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Elections]]
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|33.29}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[V.N.Janaki]] (1917–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 02 January 1988
| 07 February 1989
| {{age in years and days|1988|01|02|1989|02|08}}
|}
'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{distinguish|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] (Former [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]])
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
| state_seats = {{hidden
|Indian states
|headerstyle = background:#ccccff
|style = text-align:center; |
{{Composition bar|66|234|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}([[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]])
{{composition bar|0|33|hex= {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} ([[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]])
}}
| no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
}}
{{Dravidian politics-col}}
The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|AIADMK}}|3.27}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.67}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.19}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.93}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|+[[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Elections]]
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
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|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
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|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
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{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[V.N.Janaki]] (1917–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 02 January 1988
| 07 February 1989
| {{age in years and days|1988|01|02|1989|02|08}}
|}
'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{distinguish|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] {{small|(Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Dy. Speaker of the Lok Sabha]])}}
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
| position = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name="ee"/> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name="ee"/>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|543|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|5|245|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]]
| state_seats = {{hidden
|Indian states
|headerstyle = background:#ccccff
|style = text-align:center; |
{{Composition bar|66|234|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}([[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]])
{{composition bar|0|33|hex= {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} ([[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]])
}}
| no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}}
| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
}}
{{Dravidian politics-col}}
The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.19}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.93}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
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|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
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{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[V.N.Janaki]] (1917–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 02 January 1988
| 07 February 1989
| {{age in years and days|1988|01|02|1989|02|08}}
|}
'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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{{short description|Political party in India}}
{{distinguish|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] {{small|(Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Dy. Speaker of the Lok Sabha]])}}
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] {{small|(Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|AIADMK}}|3.27}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.67}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.19}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.93}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|+[[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Elections]]
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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|width=237px
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|bars=
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|44.39}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
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|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[V.N.Janaki]] (1917–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 02 January 1988
| 07 February 1989
| {{age in years and days|1988|01|02|1989|02|08}}
|}
'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] {{small|(Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Dy. Speaker of the Lok Sabha]])}}
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] {{small|(Deputy Leader of Opposition)}}
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] {{small|(Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
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| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Green]]
| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
| flag = [[File:AIADMK Official Flag.png|248px|Formal party flag of the AIADMK featuring C.N.Annadurai]] '''An informal contemporary variant of the party flag:''' [[File:Flag of AIADMK.svg|248px|Informal flag of the AIADMK]] 
| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.19}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.93}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
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{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
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|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
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|width=237px
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[V.N.Janaki]] (1917–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 02 January 1988
| 07 February 1989
| {{age in years and days|1988|01|02|1989|02|08}}
|}
'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
==References==
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| party_name = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| colorcode = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| logo = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg
| abbreviation = AIADMK
| leader = * '''Coordinator''' : [[O. Panneerselvam]] (Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])
* '''Joint Coordinator''' : [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] {{small|(Leader of Opposition)}}
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' : [[K. P. Munusamy]] and [[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium = '''Interim Chairman''' : A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| ppchairman = [[M. Thambidurai]] {{small|(Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Dy. Speaker of the Lok Sabha]])}}
| loksabha_leader = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer = [[O. Panneerselvam]] {{small|(Deputy Leader of Opposition)}}
| founder = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] {{small|(Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| split = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| headquarters = Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, 226, Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]] - 600014, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| publication = [https://www.namadhuamma.net/ Namadhu Puratchi Thalavi Amma] {{small|(Daily journal)}} '' [[News J]] '' {{small|(TV channel)}}
| students = AIADMK Students Wing
| youth = M.G.R. Youth Wing
| women = AIADMK Women's Wing
| labour = Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
| ideology =  [[Social democracy]] [[Populism]]<ref name="aiadmk1">{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1045261/download | title=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |date=20 May 2016 |website=justice.gov |publisher=Responses to Information Requests }}</ref> [[Federalism]]<ref name="ee">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/all-india-anna-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam.html|title = AIADMK Party - History, Founder, Website, Symbol, Party logo, Election Results and News}}</ref> [[Dravidian parties|Dravidianism]] [[Social justice]]<ref name="ee"/>
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| eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
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| symbol = [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|120px|Two Leaves]]
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| website = [http://www.aiadmk.com/ www.aiadmk.com]
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The '''All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' ({{translation|All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''AIADMK''') is an Indian [[Regionalism (politics)|regional]] [[political party]] with great influence in the [[Federated state|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It is currently the main [[Official Opposition (India)|opposition]] party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] and part of the India-ruling [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-19|title=Tamil Nadu pact sealed, brings AIADMK back to NDA fold|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-tamil-nadu-pact-sealed-brings-aiadmk-back-to-nda-fold/story-DTgGqIrYzjUK0fbGQI8RqI.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> AIADMK is a [[Dravidian parties|Dravidian party]] founded by former [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R.) at [[Madurai]] on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] after [[M. Karunanidhi]] expelled him from the party for asking for accounts as party treasurer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/karunanidhi-and-mgr-checkered-friendship-and-lesson-civility-and-empathy-86144 |title=Karunanidhi and M.G.R.: A checkered friendship, and a lesson in civility and empathy |author=R Kannan |website=[[The News Minute]] |date=7 August 2018}}</ref> The party is adhering to the [[Social democracy|socio-democratic]] and [[social justice]] principles based on [[Periyar|E. V. Ramaswami]] and [[C. N. Annadurai]] collectively coined as '''Annaism''' by M.G.R.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-15|title=When Annaism sought de-mon|language=en-IN|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/15/when-annaism-sought-de-mon-1643267.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-06|title=Jayalalithaa changed face of Dravidian politics|language=en-IN|website=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/061216/jayalalithaa-changed-face-of-dravidian-politics.html}}</ref>

From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2016, AIADMK was led by [[J. Jayalalithaa]], who served six times as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. The party has won majorities in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] seven times, making it the most successful political outfit in the state's history. J. Jayalalithaa was known as the "Mother of AIADMK" and was highly popular among the Tamil populace until her death in 2016 .<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/extended-mothers-day-for-aiadmk-cadre-as-amma-jayalalithaa-walks-free-115051100263_1.html|title=Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2015-05-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37503616|access-date=5 December 2016|publisher=BBC News |date=5 December 2016}}</ref>

The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />

The AIADMK posted an array of welfare schemes targeting the [[Human Development Index|human development index]] of the state. AIADMK has schemes listed in the election manifestos covering segments of the population including fishermen, farmers, and school children. Till the 2000s, the parties had welfare schemes like maternity assistance, subsidized public transport, and educational grants. After the 2000s, the parties started competing at an increasing level for the distribution of consumer goods. The AIADMK government distributed free cycles to class 11 and class 12 students during its tenure of 2001–06. The DMK, in competition, promised free color televisions in its manifesto in 2006 assembly elections. The competition continued during the 2011 assembly elections when both parties announced free laptops for schools students and grinders mixers and fans for public.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FRWA2zkRxMEC&pg=PA285|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Politics|last1=Kohli|first1=Atul|last2=Singh|first2=Prerna|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135122744|page=285}}</ref>
=== Culture ===
* The party remains firm on its support for the "two language policy", in opposition to centre demands to have Hindi as the sole lingua franca language, where Tamil and English are the two main languages of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/aiadmk-firm-on-two-language-policy/articleshow/71127220.cms|title=AIADMK firm on two-language policy |date=September 14, 2019|first=Julie |last=Mariappan |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
* The party provides Rs. 1 lakh for temples of local deities in 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/Highlights-of-AIADMK-manifesto/article14304491.ece|title=Highlights of AIADMK manifesto|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Deepa H.|date=2016-05-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Economy ===
[[File:Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai.jpg|right|thumb|Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai]]
In the spring of 2019, the party lauded the economic policies of the Modi government (BJP), stating that the centre had ushered in economic stability and made the country a "decisive player" in regional economics, and voiced support for the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which had been opposed by their rival the DMK.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/aiadmk-lauds-economic-reforms-of-modi-government/articleshow/68630978.cms|title=AIADMK lauds economic reforms of Modi government|date=March 29, 2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
=== Environment and nature ===
* The AIADMK was one of two parties, along with BJP, not to voice opposition against a ban of cattle slaughter through the national Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It has however sought an exemption in the Act over traditional bull fighting;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-parties-condemn-centre-s-new-cattle-slaughter-rules-aiadmk-maintains-stoic-silence-62703 |title=TN parties condemn Centre's new 'cattle slaughter' rules, AIADMK maintains stoic silence |last=Thirumurthy |first=Priyanka |date=27 May 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> the party supports popular opinion in Tamil Nadu that traditional bull fighting, known as Jallikattu, should not be banned by the centre due to a ruling by the APEX court against animal cruelty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2017/jan/11/aiadmk-mps-meet-environment-minister-over-jallikattu-1558494.html|title=AIADMK MPs meet Environment Minister over Jallikattu|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> During the controversy, both major parties of the state called for animal-rights organisation PETA to be banned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-will-rein-peta-promises-aiadmk-chief-sasikala-55935 |title='We will rein in PETA,' promises AIADMK chief Sasikala |date=18 January 2017 |website=[[The News Minute]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*AIADMK opposes the building of the Mekedatu Dam which could reduce water flows into Tamil Nadu and negatively affect quality-of-live for residents and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stop-mekedatu-dam-on-river-cauvery-says-aiadmk-mp/article28224410.ece|title=Stop Mekedatu dam on river Cauvery, says AIADMK MP|date=2019-06-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==History==
===M. G. Ramachandran era (17 October 1972 – 24 December 1987)===
[[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The party was founded in 1972 as ''Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK)'' by [[M. G. Ramachandran]], a veteran [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil film]] star and popular politician. It was set up as a breakaway faction of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led by [[M. Karunanidhi]], then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to personal differences between the two.<ref name="Kohli157">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 157</ref> M.G.R., who wanted to start a new party, then incorporated Anakaputhur Ramalingam into the party which had registered under the name 'ADMK'. He then declared, ‘I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer’ and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam. Later, M.G.R prefixed the ''All India (AI)'' tag to the party's name to save himself from IT raids and protect the party during MISA (Emergency).<ref name="Rana400">[[#Rana|Rana 2006]], p. 400</ref> Since its inception, the relationship between the AIADMK and DMK has been marked by mutual contempt. M.G.R. used his fan network to build the party cadre with claims his party recruited more than a million members in the first two months. [[C. N. Annadurai]]'s ideologue and movie mogul R. M. Veerappan was the key architect in unifying the M.G.R. fan clubs and further consolidating the party structure in the 70s. Other key leaders such as Nanjil K. Manoharan and S. D. Somasundaram played major roles in consolidation.<ref name="Murali81">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 81</ref> The party's first victories were the [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]] parliamentary by-election in 1973 and the [[Coimbatore West (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore West]] assembly bye-election a year later.<ref name="Murali81" /> On 2 April 1973, AIADMK emerged as the third largest political party in Tamil Nadu, represented by 11 MLAs in the assembly. By 31 January 1976, AIADMK emerged as the second largest political party in Tamil Nadu with 16 MLAs in the assembly. AIADMK grew close to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Party by supporting the [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency]] between 1975 and 1977.

The DMK-led government was dismissed by a Central promulgation on corruption charges in 1976. The AIADMK swept to power in 1977, defeating the DMK in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]]. M.G.R. was sworn in as the 3rd Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu on 30 June 1977. M.G.R remained in power until his death on 24 December 1987, winning consecutive assembly elections held in 1977, 1980 and 1984.<ref name="Kohli157" />
In 1979, AIADMK became the first [[Dravidian parties|dravidian]] and regional party to be part of the [[Union Council of Ministers|Union Cabinet]], when two AIADMK [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]]'s, [[Sathiavani Muthu]] and [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]], joined the short-lived [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]] Ministry which followed the [[Morarji Desai]]-led [[Janata Party]] [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|government (1977–1979)]].<ref name="Rana400" />

Relations between the Congress and the AIADMK slowly became strained. In the [[1980 Indian general election|mid-term parliamentary elections of January 1980]], the Congress aligned with the DMK and the alliance won 37 out of the 39 state parliamentary seats. The AIADMK won just two seats.<ref name="Murali82">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 82</ref> After returning to power, the new prime minister, [[Indira Gandhi]], dismissed a number of state governments belonging to the opposition parties, including the AIADMK government.

[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|Elections to the state assembly were held in late May 1980]] with the opposition DMK continuing the electoral alliance with the Congress. In a massive reversal of fortunes following the Lok Sabha elections, the AIADMK won a comfortable majority in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] with 129 of 234 seat. M.G.R. was sworn in as chief minister for the second time on 9 June 1980.<ref name="Murali82" />

In 1984, even with M.G.R's failing health and hospitalization, the party won the [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|assembly elections]] in alliance with the Congress. Many political historians consider M.G.R.'s persona and charisma at this point of time as "infallible", and a logical continuation of his on-screen "good lad" image, strengthened by his "mythical status" in the minds of the masses.<ref name="Murali83">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 83</ref> M.G.R continued to enjoy popular support in his third tenure until his death on 24 December 1987.<ref name="Murali83" />
===Succession crisis (25 December 1987 – 6 February 1989)===
Following [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R]]'s death, his wife, actress-turned-politician [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], rose to the party's president under support of R. M. Veerappan and 98 MLAs. She led the government for 23 days as the state's 1st woman chief minister from 7 January 1988 until the state assembly was suspended on 30 January 1988 and [[President's rule (India)|President's rule]] imposed. The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] and the other under [[J. Jayalalithaa]], an associate of M.G.R. and another film actress-turned-politician who had starred with M.G.R. The [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]] saw the DMK regain power after 12 years in the opposition with [[M. Karunanidhi]] returning as the Chief Minister for the third time. AIADMK, due to its split, suffered heavily in the elections, with the Janaki and Jayalalithaa factions winning only 2 and 27 seats respectively.<ref name="Murali83" /> Following AIADMK's rout in the elections, the factions led by Jayalalithaa and Janaki merged under the former's leadership. The DMK government was dismissed in 1991 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister [[Chandra Shekhar]], an ally of the AIADMK at that time, on charges that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.
===J. Jayalalithaa era (9 February 1989 – 5 December 2016)===
The AIADMK allied with the Congress and swept to power in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991 assembly election]] under the leadership of [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who became the second female chief minister and the 5th chief minister of the state. Political observers have ascribed the landslide victory to the anti-incumbent wave arising out of the assassination of the former prime minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<ref name="Murali83" /> by suspected Tamil separatists fighting for a homeland in neighbouring [[Sri Lanka]]. The ensuing government, was accused of large-scale corruption, but Jayalalithaa held on to power for a full term of five years. In the [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996 assembly election]], AIADMK continued its alliance with the Congress but suffered a massive rout, winning only four out of the 234 assembly seats, with even Jayalalithaa losing from [[Bargur]].<ref name="Murali84">[[#Murali|Murali 2007]], p. 84</ref><ref name="Murali87">Murali 2007, p. 87</ref>
[[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|thumb|left|J. Jayalalithaa, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
The AIADMK formed an alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Vaiko]]'s [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), another breakaway faction of the DMK, during the [[1998 Indian general election|parliamentary elections in 1998]].<ref name="Murali84" /> AIADMK shared power with the BJP in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] headed government between 1998 and 1999,<ref name="Rana400" /> but withdrew support in early 1999, leading to the fall of the BJP government. Following this, the AIADMK once again allied with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]].

In the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001 assembly election]], the AIADMK-led alliance, consisting of the Congress, the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC), the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Front]] and the [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), regained power, winning 197 seats, with AIADMK winning 132.<ref name="CM">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.html|title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu from 1920|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423150027/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm|archive-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> Due to the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case which occurred in her previous tenure, Jayalalithaa was prevented from holding office. [[O. Panneerselvam]], a close confidant of Jayalalithaa was appointed as the Chief Minister for the second time on 21 September 2001. Once the Supreme Court overturned Jayalalithaa's conviction and sentence in the case, [[O Panneerselvam]] resigned on 2 March 2002, and Jayalalithaa was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the third time.<ref name="CM" />

Unlike her first term, her second term was not marred by corruption scandals. She took many popular decisions such as banning of lottery tickets, restricting the liquor and sand quarrying business to government agencies and banning tobacco product sales near schools and colleges. She encouraged women to join the state police force by setting up all women-police stations and commissioning 150 women into the elite level police commandos in 2003, a first in India. The women had the same training as men and included handling weapons, detection and disposal of bombs, driving, horseriding, and adventure sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian women join elite police|last=Haviland|first=Charles |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2976142.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref> She sent a special task force to the [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary|Sathyamangalam forests]] in October 2004 to hunt down notorious sandalwood smuggler [[Veerappan]]. The operation was successful as Veerappan was finally killed by the task force on 18 October 2004.

However, despite the popular measures taken by the government, in the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 Lok Sabha election]], the party, in alliance with the BJP again, was humiliated, winning none of the 39 Lok Sabha seats from the state. The [[Democratic Progressive Alliance]] (DPA), a DMK-led alliance consisting of all the major opposition parties in the state, swept the election.

Later, in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006 assembly election]], in spite of media speculations of a hung assembly, the AIADMK, contesting with only the support of MDMK and a few other smaller parties, won 61 seats compared to the DMK's 96 and was pushed out of power by the DMK-led congressional alliance of the PMK and the Left Front. The AIADMK's electoral reversals continued in the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]]. However, the party's performance was better than its debacle in 2004, and it managed to win nine seats.
[[File:Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by Dr. J. Jayalalithaa, as Chief Minister, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on May 16, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Swearing-in Ceremony of the Council of Ministers headed by [[Jayalalithaa]] on 16 May 2011]]
Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism against the DMK government, in the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], the party, in alliance with parties like the left and actor-turned-politician [[Vijayakanth]]'s [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] (DMDK), swept the polls, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK winning 150. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="CM" />

In the Union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the AIADMK allied with [[N. Rangaswamy]]'s [[All India N.R. Congress]] (AINRC) and won the [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011 assembly election]], which was held in parallel with the Tamil Nadu assembly election. However, it did not join the newly elected AINRC-led government. The AIADMK's good electoral performance continued in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. Contesting without allies, the AIADMK won an unprecedented 37 out of 39 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu, emerged as the third-largest party in parliament.

On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa was convicted in the [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa|Disproportionate assets case]] by a Special Court along with her associates [[V. K. Sasikala|VK Sasikala]], Ilavarasi and V. N. Sudhakaran, and sentenced to four-year simple imprisonment. Jayalalithaa was also fined {{INR}}100 crores and her associates were fined {{INR}}10 crore each. The case had political implications as it was the first case where a ruling chief minister had to step down on account of a court sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/jayalalithaa-found-guilty-assets-case-by-bangalore-court-faces-jail-has-step-down-cm-610103|title=Jayalalithaa Gets 4 Years Jail Term in Assets Case, Has to Step Down as CM|first=Mugdha|last=Variyar|website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>

Due to her resignation [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as Chief Minister on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929080901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jaya-moves-karnataka-hc-against-conviction-in-graft-case/article1-1269662.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2014|title=Jaya moves HC against conviction, Panneerselvam sworn in|date=29 September 2014}}</ref> Jayalalithaa was denied bail by the High Court and moved the Supreme Court for bail. The Supreme Court granted bail on 17 October 2014. On 11 May 2015, the high court of Karnataka said she was acquitted from that case, and was again sworn in as Chief Minister for the fifth time.

In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 assembly election]] contesting without allies, the AIADMK swept the polls, winning 135 out of 234 seats. On 23 May 2016, Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister for the sixth time.<ref name="CM" />

On 22 September 2016, she was admitted to [[Apollo Hospitals|Apollo Hospital, Chennai]] due to fever and dehydration. After a prolonged illness, she died on 5 December 2016.
====Expansion beyond Tamil Nadu and Puducherry====
Under Jayalalithaa's regime, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam spread beyond [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. State units are established in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], and [[Kerala]]. The party also has a following in places like [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]] and [[Telangana]] in [[India]], also in countries where Tamil people are present.

In Karnataka, the party had members in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|state assembly]] from 1983 to 2004 and has influence in the Tamil-speaking areas of [[Bangalore district|Bengaluru]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].

In Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the party contested in some legislative assembly elections, but did not win a single seat in any of the elections.
===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (16 December 2016 – 20 August 2017)===
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. Sasikala]] was selected unanimously as the General Secretary of the party on 16 December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aiadmk-appoints-chinnamma-vk-sasikala-as-party-chief/articleshow/56231003.cms?from=mdr|title=AIADMK appoints "Chinnamma" VK Sasikala as party chief|date=29 December 2016|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/V.K.-Sasikala-appointed-as-AIADMK-general-secretary/article16957866.ece|title=V.K. Sasikala appointed as AIADMK general secretary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 December 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2017, she was selected as the leader of the legislative assembly as chief minister. [[O. Panneerselvam]] rebelled against [[V. K. Sasikala]] and reported that he had been compelled to resign as Chief Minister, bringing in a new twist to Tamil Nadu Politics. Due to a conviction in [[Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa]], V.K.Sasikala was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in the [[Central Prison, Bangalore|Bengaluru Central Prison]]. Before that, she appointed [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] as legislative party leader (Chief Minister).

She also appointed her nephew and former Treasurer of the party [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK party. With the support of 123 MLAs, Edappadi K. Palaniswami became chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

On 23 March 2017, the election commission of India gave separate party symbols to the two factions; [[O. Panneerselvam]]'s faction known as AIADMK (PURATCHI THALAIVI AMMA), while [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]'s faction known as AIADMK (AMMA).

By-polls were announced at the [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar constituency]] which was vacated due to Jayalalithaa's death. But, the election commission canceled the by-polls after evidence of large-scale bribing by the ruling AIADMK (AMMA) surfaced. On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran who was also the candidate for AIADMK (AMMA) for the by-poll at [[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar|RK Nagar]] regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. However the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed.

T.T.V. Dhinakaran started his party work on 5 August 2017. However, the chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had a fallout with Dhinakaran and announced that the appointment of T.T.V. Dinakaran as deputy general secretary was invalid. So T.T.V. Dhinakaran claims that's "We are the real AIADMK and 95% of its cadres are with us."
===O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami era (21 August 2017 – present)===
[[File:EpsOps.jpg|thumb|right|Edappadi K. Palaniswami (left) & O. Panneerselvam (right), Former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
On 21 August 2017, both [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] factions of the AIADMK merged and [[O. Panneerselvam]] was sworn in as the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] with portfolio of Finance and the coordinator of AIADMK. He also holds portfolios of Housing, Rural Housing, Housing Development, [[Slum clearance in India|Slum Clearance]] Board and Accommodation Control, Town Planning, Urban Development, and [[Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-merger-panneerselvam-to-be-deputy-cm-gets-finance-portfolio/article19533739.ece|title=AIADMK merger: Panneerselvam is Deputy CM, gets finance portfolio|date=21 August 2017|work=The Hindu|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On 4 January 2018, [[O. Panneerselvam]] was elected Leader of the House in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].

On 12 September 2017, the AIADMK general council decided to cancel V. K. Sasikala's appointment as
general secretary and expelled her from the party, though officials appointed to party posts by her were allowed to continue discharging their functions. Instead, the late [[J. Jayalalithaa]] was named the eternal general secretary of AIADMK.<ref name="sasioust">{{cite web |title=AIADMK sacks Sasikala, says Jaya is 'eternal general secretary' |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120917/sasikala-is-expelled-announces-aiadmk-after-general-council-meet.html |website=Deccan Chronicle|date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
A day after the merger of two AIADMK factions, 19 MLAs<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/day-after-merger-19-pro-dhinakaran-mlas-withdraw-support-to-cm/article19538882.ece|title=19 pro-Dhinakaran MLAs withdraw support to Palaniswami|first=Dennis S.|last=Jesudasan|date=22 August 2017|website=The Hindu}}</ref> owing allegiance to ousted deputy general secretary [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] on 22 April 2017 submitted letters to [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Governor]], expressing lack of confidence in Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and withdrawing support from the government.<ref name="The Hindu 22 Aug 2017" /> 18 out of those 19 MLAs were disqualified from office by the Speaker of Legislature upon recommendation from AIADMK Chief Whip. After a prolonged legal battle, the Speaker's orders were upheld by the High Court of Chennai and bye-elections were alongside the Parliament general elections. The election commission of India on 23 November 2017 granted the two leaves symbol to the [[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] camp.
===Legal Fight for the party by V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran===
After that [[V. K. Sasikala]] and [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] had appealed to the [[Delhi High Court]] and they rejected their appeal and said that EPS and OPS camp are original AIADMK.

After that T. T. V. Dhinakaran had also appealed to the [[Supreme Court of India]] on March 15, the bench of [[Chief Justice of India]] has also rejected his appeal against the judgement made by Delhi High Court in favour of EPS and OPS camp.

Following this, the General Council passed a resolution removing V. K. Sasikala from the post of General Secretary. V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran jointly filed a suit in the High Court challenging the decision of the General Council. Since it was a civil case, the case was transferred to the City Civil Court. During the hearing on April 9, 2021, T.T.V. Dinakaran told the court that he would withdraw from the case as he had started a party called [[Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam]]. At the same time, V.K. Sasikala told the court that she wanted to continue the case. The case is currently being heard at the City Civil Court.
==Criticism==
Being a popular actor, [[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G.R.]]'s fan clubs became a source for electoral mobilization. The head of his fan club, R. M. Veerappan, became a lieutenant, and fellow actress J. Jayalalithaa was groomed as a possible heir apparent.<ref name="Kohli162">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 162</ref> There was a near administrative collapse during M.G.R.'s rule, and the state's rank in industrial production dropped from 3rd in the nation in 1977 to 13th position in 1987.<ref name="Kohli162" /> Populist schemes that consumed two-thirds of the state's budget resulted in long-term economic costs.<ref name="Kohli162" /> M.G.R. was running a centralized administration which caused a severe toll on the state administration during his extended period of illness.<ref name="Kohli163">[[#Kohli|Kohli 1990]], p. 163</ref>
=== Personality cult ===
Jayalalithaa was also accused of creating a personality cult, with fans and party activists calling her 'Amma' ('mother' in Tamil). Her face adorned food canteens, pharmacies, salt packets, laptop computers, baby care kits, bottled water, medicine shops and cement bags. Following her imprisonment on 27 September 2014, her supporters held protests and wept openly. Her replacement, the party's former minister [[O. Panneerselvam]], also wept during his inauguration, with colleagues saying they were in mourning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29474757|title=The downfall of India's 'Mother' politician|date=3 October 2014|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> Due to the centralized leadership of Jayalalithaa, the state of Tamil Nadu experienced policy paralysis, with most legislators and party cadres protesting against her conviction with hunger fasts, road and rail blockades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/aiadmk-cadre-observe-fast-hold-rail-roko/article6460751.ece|title=AIADMK cadre observe fast, hold rail roko|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=30 September 2014|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001081721/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jayalalithaa-to-remain-in-jail-court-defers-bail-hearing-till-oct-7/article1-1270443.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2014|title=Jayalalithaa stays in jail, protests continue to rage in Tamil Nadu|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> The entire Cabinet would fall in line and bow in front of the helicopter in which it was flying. Members of the party, at all levels never found it difficult to prostrate before her in full view of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/The-enduring-enigma-that-was-Jayalalithaa/article16761203.ece|title=The enduring enigma that was Jayalalithaa|last=Kumar|first=B. Aravind|date=6 December 2016|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 August 2020|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Even after her death, the AIADMK leaders continued to prostrate themselves before her burial ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/for-all-her-political-success-it-s-time-to-admit-jayalalithaa-was-no-amma/story-Mq9FelI5zqxD8z4WljrtbO.html|title=For all her political success, it's time to admit Jayalalithaa was no Amma|date=17 February 2017|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-post-jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-politics-amma-legacy|title=Jayalalithaa's 'Tainted' Legacy and Where AIADMK Goes From Here|last=Sudhir|first=T. S.|date=4 December 2017|website=TheQuint|language=en|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
=== Debt crisis ===
The overall debt burden of Tamil Nadu is expected to reach more than ₹ 5 lakh crore by March 31, 2022, during the AIADMK government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=TN reports higher debt and fiscal deficit in 2021 budget, experts say 'no reason for panic'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-reports-higher-debt-and-fiscal-deficit-2021-budget-experts-say-no-reason-panic-144036|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Under Jayalalithaa and the AIADMK tenure, the State debt as percentage of GSDP was about 5% increase in 2011. It was 16.92% in 2011–12. It was 21.83% as of April 2021 during the K. Eddapadi's government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-04|title=Freebie Culture Of DMK, AIADMK Defies Basic Tenets of Dravidian Ideology|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|access-date=2021-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404060928/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/freebie-culture-of-dmk-aiadmk-defies-basic-tenets-of-dravidian-ideology-3599075.html|archive-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> The opposition criticized the financial mismanagement by the AIADMK who left a ₹ 62,000 per head for each person of the state. The opposition criticized that the entire debt of the state government in the 2006–11 DMK regime was only Rs 44,000 crore, but the AIADMK regime has made a debt of ₹ 3.55 lakh crore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-24|title=Rs 5.7 lakh cr debt on people due to mismanagement, charges LoP|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/02/24021324/1277205/Rs-57-lakh-cr-debt-on-people-due-to-mismanagement-.vpf|access-date=2021-04-04|website=dtNext.in|language=en}}</ref> The overall debt the AIADMK government left behind as of March 31, 2021 is estimated to be ₹ 4,85,502.54 crore and as on March 31, 2022, it is estimated to be ₹ 5,70,189.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TN interim budget: Debt may touch Rs 5.70 lakh crore by March 2022, OPS attributes it to pandemic|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/23/tn-interim-budget-debt-may-touch-rs-570-lakh-crore-by-march-2022-ops-attributes-it-to-pandemic-2267779.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
==Electoral performance==
===Indian general elections===
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{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.83}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.64}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.62}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.50}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|1.69}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.36}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|2.90}}
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|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|18|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|2.90%
|{{steady}}
|54,80,378
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|24
|{{Composition bar|2|542|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 16
|2.36%
|{{decrease}} 0.54%
|46,74,064
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|12
|{{Composition bar|12|533|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|1.69%
|{{decrease}} 0.67
|39,68,967
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|rowspan=8|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|1.50%
|{{decrease}} 0.19
|45,18,649
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|11
|{{Composition bar|11|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|1.62%
|{{increase}} 0.12
|44,70,542
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|0|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 11
|0.64%
|{{decrease}} 0.98
|21,30,286
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|18|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 18
|1.83%
|{{increase}} 1.19%
|67,31,550
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|29
|{{Composition bar|10|545|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 8
|1.93%
|{{increase}} 0.10
|70,46,953
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|0|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|2.19%
|{{increase}} 0.26
|85,47,014
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|23
|{{Composition bar|9|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|1.67%
|{{decrease}} 0.52
|69,53,591
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|40
|{{Composition bar|37|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 28
|3.27%
|{{increase}} 1.60%
|1,81,11,579
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|1|543|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|1.28%
|{{decrease}} 1.99%
|78,30,146
|{{win|Government}}
|}
===State legislative assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|40.77}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.40}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|32.64}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|31.44}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.47}}
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{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|21.77}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|AIADMK}}|37.03}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|38.75}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.36}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="TN_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/90-tamil-nadu/ | title=Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=3|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|200
|{{Composition bar|130|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 130
|30.36%
|{{steady}}
|51,94,876
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|177
|{{Composition bar|129|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.75%
|{{increase}} 8.39%
|73,03,010
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
|155
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|37.03%
|{{decrease}} 1.72%
|80,30,809
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|202
|{{Composition bar|29|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 103
|21.77%
|{{decrease}} 15.26%
|52,47,317
|! style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|164|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 135
|44.39%
|{{increase}} 22.62%
|1,09,40,966
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|168
|{{Composition bar|4|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 160
|21.47%
|{{decrease}} 22.92%
|58,31,383
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|141
|{{Composition bar|132|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 128
|31.44%
|{{increase}} 9.97%
|88,15,387
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|188
|{{Composition bar|61|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 71
|32.64%
|{{increase}} 1.20%
|1,07,68,559
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|165
|{{Composition bar|150|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 89
|38.40%
|{{increase}} 5.76%
|1,41,50,289
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|234
|{{Composition bar|136|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|40.77%
|{{increase}} 2.37%
|1,76,16,266
|{{win|Government}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|191
|{{Composition bar|66|234|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 70
|33.29%
|{{decrease}} 7.48%
|1,53,91,055
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Puducherry Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|4.14}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.82}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|13.75}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|16.04}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.56}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|AIADMK}}|12.53}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|AIADMK}}|17.34}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.17}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|AIADMK}}|15.75}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|18.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|30.96}}
{{bar percent|1974|{{party color|AIADMK}}|27.83}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="PY_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ | title=Puducherry Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1974
|rowspan=4|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|21
|{{Composition bar|12|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|27.83%
|{{steady}}
|60,812
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1977
|27
|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.96%
|{{increase}} 3.13%
|69,873
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1980
|18
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|18.60%
|{{decrease}} 12.36%
|45,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|1985
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|15.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.85%
|47,521
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1990
|rowspan=7|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|18.17%
|{{increase}} 2.42%
|76,337
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|1991
|10
|{{Composition bar|6|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|17.34%
|{{decrease}} 0.83%
|67,792
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|1996
|10
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|12.53%
|{{decrease}} 4.81%
|57,678
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|2001
|20
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|12.56%
|{{increase}} 0.03%
|59,926
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|2006
|18
|{{Composition bar|3|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|16.04%
|{{increase}} 3.48%
|90,699
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|10
|{{Composition bar|5|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 2
|13.75%
|{{decrease}} 2.29%
|95,960
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|4|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|16.82%
|{{increase}} 3.07%
|1,34,597
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|4.14%
|{{decrease}} 12.68%
|34,623
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Karnataka Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2018|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2013|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2008|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.03}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.07}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.24}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
{{bar percent|1983|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.13}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.18}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KA_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/77-karnataka/ | title=Karnataka Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{steady}}
|22,310
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|0.13%
|{{decrease}} 0.05%
|16,234
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=6|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{increase}} 0.05%
|32,928
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.24%
|{{increase}} 0.06%
|50,696
| style="background:#FFA07A;"| Opposition
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|13
|{{Composition bar compact|1|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.18%
|{{decrease}} 0.06%
|39,865
|{{win|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|0.07%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|16,737
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{decrease}} 0.04%
|9,088
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.03%
|{{steady}}
|10,280
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|3
|{{Composition bar compact|0|224|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|2,072
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Kerala Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.17}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.01}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.12}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.00}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="KL_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/78-kerala/ | title=Kerala Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{steady}}
|2,114
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.00%
|{{decrease}} 0.02%
|224
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|rowspan=3|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|29
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.12%
|{{increase}} 0.12%
|19,078
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|4
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.01%
|{{decrease}} 0.11%
|2,448
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|7
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.17%
|{{increase}} 0.16%
|33,440
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[O. Panneerselvam]] and [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|1
|{{Composition bar compact|0|140|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.12%
|10,376
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
{{bar box
|float=right
|title={{color|white|Vote share in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections}}
|titlebar=#007500
|width=237px
|barwidth=
|bars=
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.02}}
{{bar percent|1994|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.05}}
{{bar percent|1978|{{party color|AIADMK}}|0.19}}
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections]]<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/ | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=15 November 2020}}</ref>
|-
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Year
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party leader
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Change in seats
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Vote swing
!Style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Result
|-
|1978
|[[M. G. Ramachandran]]
|9
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.19%
|{{steady}}
|38,691
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|rowspan=2|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|2
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.05%
|{{decrease}} 0.14%
|14,251
|{{lost|Lost}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|5
|{{Composition bar compact|0|294|{{party color|AIADMK}}}}
|{{steady}}
|0.02%
|{{decrease}} 0.03%
|7,281
|{{lost|Lost}}
|}
==Current office bearers and prominent members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Member
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Position in Government
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Party Position
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[O. Panneerselvam]]
|
* Deputy [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] And Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Coordinator and Treasurer
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
* Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]
|Joint Coordinator and
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
|
* Former Chairperson of Tamil Nadu [[Waqf]] Board
|Interim Presidium Chairman and
All World M.G.R. Mandram Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[K. P. Munusamy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Veppanahalli (State Assembly constituency)|Veppanahalli]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Vaithilingam]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Orathanad (state assembly constituency)|Orathanad]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Deputy Coordinator
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
* Former [[Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]
|Parliamentary Chairperson and
Propaganda Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Ravindhranath]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)|Theni]]
|Lok Sabha Leader and Theni District Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Rajya Sabha Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. R. Balasubramoniyan]]
|
* [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* Former Union [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
* Former [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[N. R. Sivapathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Animal Husbandry of Tamil Nadu
|M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[B. Valarmathi]]
|
* Former Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Women's Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|R. Kamalakannan
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. P. B. Paramasivam]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Vedasandur (state assembly constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|Youth Brigade Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. S. Krishnamoorthy|Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Polur (state assembly constituency)|Polur]]
* Former Minister for Agriculture of Tamil Nadu
|Agriculture Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Pollachi V. Jayaraman]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Pollachi (state assembly constituency)|Pollachi]]
* Former Deputy Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
|Election Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Ramachandran Govindarasu|Singai G. Ramachandran]]
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|IT Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. B. Udhaya Kumar|R. B. Udhayakumar]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Tirumangalam (state assembly constituency)|Tirumangalam]]
* Former Minister for [[Department of Revenue (Tamil Nadu)|Revenue]] and Disaster Management of Tamil Nadu
|Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[Vaigaichelvan]]
|
* Former Minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu
|Literature Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[V. N. P. Venkatraman]]
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alandur (state assembly constituency)|Alandur]]
|Trade Wing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. Ravi (politician)|S. Ravi]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Arakkonam (state assembly constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|Deputy Whip in the Legislative Assembly
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | 11-Member Steering Committee
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Sreenivasan|Dindigul C. Srinivasan]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Dindigul (state assembly constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
* Former Minister for Forest of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Thangamani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Kumarapalayam (state assembly constituency)|Kumarapalayam]]
* Former Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[S. P. Velumani]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Thondamuthur (state assembly constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
* Former Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development and Implementation of Special Programme of Tamil Nadu
|Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly and Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|
* Former Speaker of the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]]
* Former Minister for Fisheries and Personnel and Administrative Reforms of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[C. Ve. Shanmugam]]
|
* Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons of Tamil Nadu
|Vilupuram District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Kamaraj]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nannilam (state assembly constituency)|Nannilam]]
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Tiruvarur District Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[J. C. D. Prabhakar]]
|
* Former Minister for Food and Civil Supplies of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary and
Spokesperson
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. H. Manoj Pandian]]
|
* [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Alangulam (state assembly constituency)|Alangulam]]
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[P. Mohan (politician)|P. Mohan]]
|
* Former Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu
|Organizing Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|[[R. Gopalakrishnan (politician)|R. Gopalakrishnan]]
|
* Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|Election Wing Joint Secretary
|- style="text-align:center; background:#DEFFDE"
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#DEFFDE; color:black" | State Unit Secretaries
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|A. Anbalagan
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|Puducherry (East) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|Om Sakthi Sekar
|
* Former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] from [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|Puducherry (West) Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|S. D. Kumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Karnataka Unit Secretary
|- style="text-align:left; background:#DEFFDE"
|G. Shobakumar
|style="text-align:center"|{{steady}}
|Kerala Unit Secretary
|}
==List of party leadership==
'''Presidents'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 24 December 1987
| {{age in years and days|1972|10|17|1987|12|24}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[V.N.Janaki]] (1917–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 02 January 1988
| 07 February 1989
| {{age in years and days|1988|01|02|1989|02|08}}
|}
'''General Secretaries'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 17 October 1972
| 22 June 1978
| rowspan ="2" | 6 years, 316 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 17 October 1986
| 24 December 1987
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 23 June 1978
| 10 June 1980
| rowspan ="2" | 3 years, 33 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 25 December 1987
| 8 February 1989
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[P. U. Shanmugam]] (1924–2007)
| [[File:Pavushanmugam.jpg|100px]]
| 11 June 1980
| 13 March 1985
| {{age in years and days|1980|06|11|1985|03|13}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| S. Raghavanandam (1917–1999)
| [[File:Raghavanandam.jpg|100px]]
| 14 March 1985
| 16 October 1986
| 1 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 5 December 2016
| 27 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6
| [[V. K. Sasikala]] (1954–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 31 December 2016
| 20 August 2017
| 232 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

''' Deputy General Secretaries'''

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait

! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office

|-

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office

! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office

|-

|- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;"

| 1
| [[H. V. Hande]] (1927-)
|
| 1988
| 1989
| 2 years, 275 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. M. Veerappan]] (1926–)
|
| 1989
| 1993
| 7 year, 216 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 1989
| 1995
| 9 years, 300 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[T. T. V. Dhinakaran]] (1963–)
| [[File:T.T.V. Dhinakaran.jpg|100px]]
| 15 February 2017
| 30 September 2017
| 63 days
|}

'''Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Joint Coordinator'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}
'''Deputy Coordinators'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[K. P. Munusamy]] (1952–)
| [[File:Kpms.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[R. Vaithilingam]] (1955–)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21}}
|}

== Legislative leaders ==
===List of union ministers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portfolio
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[Sathiavani Muthu]] (1923–1999)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Welfare]]
| rowspan = "2" | 19 August 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 23 December 1979
| rowspan = "2" | 126 days
| [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan = "2" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh]]
| rowspan = "2" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[Aravinda Bala Pajanor|A. Bala Pajanor]] (1935–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum]], [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[R. Muthiah]] (1945–)
| [[File:Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 19 March 1998
| 8 April 1998
| 20 days
| [[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| rowspan = "7" | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan = "7" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 4
| rowspan = "2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Company Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 20 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Ministry of Surface Transport|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| 8 April 1998
| 1 year
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 5
| rowspan = "2" | [[R. K. Kumar]] (1942–1999)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|for Parliamentary Affairs]]
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 22 May 1998
| 64 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 20 March 1998
| 63 days
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan = "2" | 6
| rowspan = "2" | [[Kadambur R. Janarthanan]] (1929–2020)
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| 20 March 1998
| rowspan = "2" | 8 April 1999
| 1 year, 19 days
| rowspan = "2" | [[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| [[Minister of State]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)|for Finance]]
| 22 May 1998
| 321 days
|}
===List of chief ministers===
'''Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 1
| rowspan ="3" | [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (1917–1987)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
| 30 June 1977
| 17 February 1980
| rowspan ="3" | 10 years, 65 days
| 6th
| [[Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
| [[First Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 9 June 1980
| 9 February 1985
| 7th
| [[Madurai West (state assembly constituency)|Madurai West]]
| [[Second Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 10 February 1985
| 24 December 1987
| rowspan ="3" | 8th
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Ramachandran ministry|Ramachandran III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Acting
| [[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]] (1920–2000)
| [[File:V.R. Nedunchezhiyan.jpg|100px]]
| 24 December 1987
| 7 January 1988
| 14 days
| [[Athoor (state assembly constituency)|Athoor]]
| [[Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry|Nedunchezhiyan II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]] (1924–1996)
| [[File:VNJanaki.jpg|100px]]
| 7 January 1988
| 30 January 1988
| 23 days
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Janaki Ramachandran ministry|Janaki]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="6" | 3
| rowspan ="6" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="6" | [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 24 June 1991
| 12 May 1996
| rowspan ="6" | 14 years, 124 days
| 10th
| [[Bargur (state assembly constituency)|Bargur]]
| [[First Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 May 2001
| 21 September 2001
| rowspan ="2" | [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| ''Did not contest''
| [[Second Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 March 2002
| 12 May 2006
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
| [[Third Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 16 May 2011
| 27 September 2014
| rowspan ="2" | [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| [[Srirangam (state assembly constituency)|Srirangam]]
| [[Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa IV]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2015
| 22 May 2016
| rowspan ="2" | [[Radhakrishnan Nagar|Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
| [[Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa V]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 23 May 2016
| 5 December 2016
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry|Jayalalithaa VI]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="3" | 4
| rowspan ="3" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="3" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 September 2001
| 2 March 2002
| rowspan ="3" | 1 year, 106 days
| [[12th Tamil Nadu Assembly|12th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[First Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam I]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 28 September 2014
| 23 May 2015
| [[14th Tamil Nadu Assembly|14th]]
| rowspan ="2" | [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Second Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam II]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 December 2016
| 15 February 2017
| rowspan ="2" | [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Third Panneerselvam ministry|Panneerselvam III]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 16 February 2017
| 6 May 2021
| 4 years, 79 days
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
| [[Palaniswami ministry|Palaniswami]]
|}
'''Chief Minister of Puducherry'''
{{see|List of chief ministers of Puducherry}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Ministry
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]] (1939–2017)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Subramanyan_Ramaswamy.jpg|100px]]
| 6 March 1974
| 27 March 1974
| rowspan ="2" | 1 year, 153 days
| 3rd
| rowspan ="2" | [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
| Ramaswamy I
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 July 1977
| 11 November 1978
| 4th
| Ramaswamy II
|}
===List of deputy chief minister===
'''Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu'''
{{see|List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Chief Minister
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 21 August 2017
| 6 May 2021
| {{age in years and days|2017|08|21|2021|05|06}}
| [[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|15th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}
===List of deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha===
{{see|Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Lok Sabha
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="3" colspan ="2" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Speaker
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[M. Thambidurai]] (1947–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|100px]]
| 22 January 1985
| 27 November 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 9 years, 229 days
| [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
| [[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
| [[Balram Jakhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};" |
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 13 August 2014
| 25 May 2019
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
| [[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
| [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};" |
|}
===List of leaders of the opposition===
'''Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{{see|List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (1948–2016)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:J_Jayalalithaa.jpg|100px]]
| 9 February 1989
| 1 December 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 5 years, 280 days
| 9th
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Andipatti (state assembly constituency)|Andipatti]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| S. R. Eradha (1934–2020)
| [[File:S.R.Radha.jpg|100px]]
| 1 December 1989
| 19 January 1991
| 1 year, 49 days
| 9th
| [[Madurai East (state assembly constituency)|Madurai East]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| [[File:O._Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 19 May 2006
| 28 May 2006
| 9 days
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]] (1954–)
| [[File:Palanisamy.jpg|100px]]
| 11 May 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{age in years and days|2021|05|11}}
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]]
|}
''' Leader of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="5" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Term in office
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assembly
! rowspan ="3" style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Constituency
|-
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#007500; color:white" | Time in Office
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| P. K. Loganathan (1938–2013)
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100px]]
| 16 March 1985
| 4 March 1990
| 4 years, 353 days
| 6th
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|}
===List of deputy leader of the opposition===
'''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | No.
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Name {{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Portrait
! colspan ="3" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Term in Office
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Assembly}}]]
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Constituency
! rowspan ="2" style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|{{white|Leader of the Opposition}}]]
|-
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Assumed Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Left Office
! style="background-color:#138808; color:white" | Time in Office
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 1
| rowspan ="2" | [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] (1949–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:Thirunavukarasar.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan ="2" | 9 February 1989
| rowspan ="2" | 19 January 1991
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|1989|02|09|1991|01|19}}
| rowspan ="2" | 9th
| rowspan ="2" | [[Arantangi (state assembly constituency)|Aranthangi]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] {{small|(9 February 1989 – 1 December 1989)}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| S. R. Eradha {{small|(1 December 1989 – 19 January 1991)}}
|-
|- style="text-align: center;"
| rowspan ="2" | 2
| rowspan ="2" | [[O. Panneerselvam]] (1951–)
| rowspan ="2" | [[File:O. Panneerselvam.jpg|100px]]
| 29 May 2006
| 14 May 2011
| rowspan ="2" | {{age in years and days|2016|06|29}}
| [[13th Tamil Nadu Assembly|13th]]
| [[Periyakulam (state assembly constituency)|Periyakulam]]
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 14 June 2021
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| [[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|16th]]
| [[Bodinayakkanur (state assembly constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
| [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]
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