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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. | 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. | ===V. K. Sasikala and T. T. V. Dhinakaran era (31 December 2016 – 17 February 2017)=== | ||
After [[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s death on 5 December 2016, her long-time friend [[V. K. | 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. | 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. | ||