Jayalalithaa

One of the most controversial and enigmatic politicians in the country, the temperamental Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is aptly dubbed as 'Tamil Tigress' or the 'Queen of Tamil politics'. When she pulled down Vajpayee Government in 1999, BJP accused her of being a mercenary and fought next Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu as an ally of DMK, but now she is back with BJP, though only as an outside supporter. Her arch rival DMK chief M Karunanidhi is continuously fighting the election on a referendum of 'misrule' by the Jayalalitha Government. The prospect of anti-AIADMK votes consolidating behind DMK forced Jaya to ally with the BJP is quite clear.