The All India National Democratic Alliance-led Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is set to contest the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections this year.
The NDA ended the seat-sharing in the Assembly polls with the AIADMK getting the largest share with 167 seats, while the BJP will contest 27 seats, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) 18 seats, and TTV Dhinakaran’s Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) will contest 11 seats.
The announcement was made by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami at a press conference at the party headquarters, Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Maaligai, in the presence of senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal, PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss and AMMK chief TTV Dhinakar. To formalize the agreement, an electoral pact was signed with Piyush Goyal and Edappadi K Palaniswami.
While on the other hand, state Congress president K. Selvapirunthagai also said that the Indian National Congress will get 28 seats this year in alliance with MK Stalin’s ruling DMK party.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026
The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in a single phase on April 23 for 234 seats in the state, and the counting of votes will take place on May 4. The current term of the 234-member state assembly will end on May 10.
The main electoral showdown is expected to be between the secular progressive alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which includes the Congress as well as other small parties, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) with allies of the BJP and PMK.
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Tamil Nadu Elections 2021 and NDA Alliance Performance
In the 2021 elections, the AIADMK contested 191 seats and won 66 seats, while the BJP contested 20 seats and PMK 23 constituencies, winning 4 and 5 seats respectively. The AIADMK is witnessing a weak phase since the death of its popular leader, Jayalalithaa, in 2017.
However, BJP Tamil Nadu in-charge and Union Minister Piyush Goyal shared the alliance’s confidence in sweeping the Tamil Nadu elections just as it did in Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi.
He also added that the people of Tamil Nadu want a good government to bring development and changes in the state. Adding to the assertion, PKR leader Anbumani Ramadoss said: “We are very confident of our victory. PKR has got 18 seats plus one seat for SP; we are happy, our goal is to dislodge the anti-people DMK regime.”
