DMK Quits INDIA Bloc After Congress Joins Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Government, Leaving the Opposition Alliance With Its Second Major Exit in Two Years (opens in new tab)

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam formally left the INDIA bloc on June 8 after the Congress allied with actor Vijay's TVK to govern Tamil Nadu, ending a twenty-year partnership. At the same day's alliance meeting, Rahul Gandhi asked whether he was responsible for driving Nitish Kumar away, while allies demanded an internal review of why parties keep leaving.