Dravida Kazhagam was founded by EVR Periyar after splitting from the Justice Party on August 24 1944. Its main goal was to fight against the caste system, and untouchability and to form Dravida Nadu later it was split into Dravida Munnerra Kazhagam and Anna Dravida Munnerra Kazhagam. The scope and vision of them has become to eradicate Brahmanism in all forms. Periyar was not interested in political moves since he felt it would change their focus from the social reforms they were working for. The party became strained after Periyar married Maniyammai who was forty years younger which made Annadurai form Dravida Munnerra Kazhagam. Periyar succeeded in getting a reservation system. Dravida Kazhagam is the main reason to form the Mandal Commission.
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
The Madras presidency established its Assembly in 1937. After the republic, the presidency became Madras State in 1950 and was renamed Tamil Nadu on January 14 1969. It is unicameral and has 235 members 234 are elected and one is an Anglo Indian seat. The Speaker is the Presiding officer. The term of assembly is Five years unless dissolved. The legislative assembly and the governor constitute the Tamilnadu legislature and hence both the terms are different. In 1950 it became bicameral after the republic government formed. The first assembly came to power in 1952. The Legislative Council was abolished in 1986, making the legislature a unicameral body. At present fifteenth Legislative Assembly is in power.
In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house. A bicameral legislature simply refers to a particular body of government that consists of two legislative houses or chambers. In certain variations, a bicameral system may include two parliamentary chambers.
Madras Legislative Council:
Madras Legislative Council was established in 1861. After 1935 it became bicameral and the legislature consisted of legislature Assembly and a legislative council
The Assembly in Madras Presidency
First Assembly of the Madras Presidency meeting in the Senate House, Madras University (1937). The first legislative assembly election was held in February 1937. The Indian National Congress won the majority. C Rajagopalachari becomes the first electoral Chief Minister. The first assembly was constituted in July 1937. The second legislative assembly came to power in April 1946 and Congress won the majority. After Independence on August 15 1947, the Indian constitution came to power on January 26 1950 Madras presidency became Madras state. Elections could be held in 1951.
Authors review: All the political parties had problems in stabilizing whether they chose royal seats, communal or caste background or nepotism. People having political thought expected a Political party and a Political leader. After 1950 education and literacy reached all. All the countries after the world wars had political or industrial parties which united all the masses. Hence there was an underunder- ocean issue to the emergence of a pure Political party.