Dravida
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The BJP drew a blank in 2019 and won one seat in the 2014 elections with the region dominated by two powerful regional groups, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024
The resistance was strongest in Tamil Nadu, where the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party led huge protests, burning Hindi books and blackening signs written in Hindi.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2022
Some sprang up to assert a distinct regional identity, like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu and the Sikh-centric Akali Dal in Punjab.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2012
Raja’s party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, lost elections in April in a backlash over graft, with its presence in the 234- member assembly reduced to 23 members.
From BusinessWeek • May 30, 2011
Mahārāshtra or Marāthe.—One of the five orders of Pānch Dravida Brāhmans inhabiting the Marātha country.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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