Elvish Yadav has reportedly received a death threat and an extortion demand of Rs 10 crore allegedly linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. A FIR has also been filed.

Even a week after poll results came out on Monday, there remains suspense on who the grand old party will pick to lead the southern state. A Congress committee submitted its report on Friday, with the names of three contenders doing the rounds in media reports. Who are they?

Vijay, a 51-year-old actor-turned-politician, was sworn in as the southern state’s chief minister at a ceremony held in Chennai on Sunday morning. His two-year-old party swept last month’s assembly election, winning 107 of the 234 assembly seats.