BJP, AIADMK To Jointly Decide Seat-Sharing Formula For TTV And OPS: Tamil Nadu BJP Chief

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Last Updated:April 15, 2025, 11:45 IST

Tamil Nadu BJP main said the question of allotting seats to allies for the 2026 Assembly polls would beryllium addressed unneurotic by the enactment of the AIADMK and his party

Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran | File Image/PTI

Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran has said that the question of allotting seats to allies Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam led by TTV Dhinakaran and erstwhile Chief Minister O Panneerselvam (OPS) for the 2026 Assembly polls would beryllium addressed unneurotic by the enactment of the AIADMK and his party.

On the remark made by him–when helium took implicit arsenic the BJP Tamil Nadu portion main connected April 12– that helium could lone beryllium a breeze portion K Annamalai worked similar a storm; and against this inheritance however helium planned to instrumentality connected the ruling DMK, Nagenthran said issues that warranted a treatment oregon statement indispensable beryllium taken up and determination is nary uncertainty astir it.

Issues affecting the radical had ever been highlighted by him, including successful the Assembly, and helium would proceed to bash that, the recently elected BJP person told PTI successful an interview. Sixty 4 year-old Nagenthran represents the confederate Tirunelveli constituency successful the 234-member TN Assembly.

Asked connected his brushed spoken image, including successful the House and however helium would beryllium taking guardant his party’s agenda, particularly erstwhile his predecessor Annamalai is fashionable for his assertive style, the person said helium had ne'er failed to articulate BJP’s policies successful the Assembly, adding his "soft image" had ne'er been an contented successful batting for party’s goals. He besides said Annamalai has developed the enactment good successful the authorities and credited him for his unsocial enactment style.

Asked if the BJP would travel guardant to allot seats to Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam led by Dhinakaran (TTV) and Panneerselvam, retired of the seats to beryllium apportioned by the AIADMK to his party, Nagenthran said: "Only now, the confederation (with AIADMK) has been formed." "Seat sharing volition beryllium decided by our Parliamentary Board, our precocious command. The AIADMK whitethorn besides acceptable up a sheet successful this respect and our Parliamentary Board volition deliberate." Edappadi K Palaniswami-led AIADMK returned to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) connected April 11 successful the beingness of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who had declared the bloc volition look the 2026 authorities polls nether the enactment of Palaniswami.

When it was pointed retired that Annamalai had, immoderate clip earlier the AIADMK rejoined the NDA, declared that allies similar Dhinakaran, who had firmly stood down the enactment could not beryllium "let down," Nagenthran said: "Sure, what helium had said was true. Already, those who were portion of the NDA volition proceed to beryllium portion of the alliance." Earlier, erstwhile Palaniswami had indicated that helium was not averse to joining the BJP to dethrone the DMK, Annamalai had, without naming anyone said that staunch allies similar Dhinakaran could not beryllium "let down," irrespective of whoever joins the NDA. Dhinakaran and OPS had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 wide elections arsenic NDA constituents.

Asked if the BJP volition accommodate specified allies by sharing seats from its kitty with them, Nagenthran, referring to Annamalai’s remark, said they were with the BJP, and "our NDA (referring to BJP brass) enactment and the AIADMK enactment unneurotic volition decide," connected the matter.

Both Dhinakaran and OPS, too VK Sasiakala had been successful the past, connected antithetic occasions, expelled from the AIADMK and Palaniswami has repeatedly asserted that they would not beryllium re-inducted.

Union curate Shah, astatine the clip of the announcement of confederation with the Tamil Nadu’s main absorption party, had declared that his enactment would not interfere successful the AIADMK’s interior issues. Shah gave this reply erstwhile helium was asked astir the unification of the AIADMK vis-a-vis expelled leaders OPS and TTV.

On CM M K Stalin dismissing the AIADMK-BJP confederation successful Tamil Nadu arsenic a "tholvi koottani," an confederation that is bound to fail, Nagenthran said: "I americium saying, lone they (DMK-led bloc) volition beryllium defeated successful the polls." On actor-politician Vijay’s enactment saying that the canvass combat would beryllium betwixt the DMK and TVK adjacent year, the Saffron enactment leader, explaining the strengths of the BJP and AIADMK exuded assurance that lone the NDA bloc would triumph successful Tamil Nadu.

Asked if he, arsenic authorities portion chief, would instrumentality steps to rein successful Vijay’s enactment into the NDA helium said "they person to decide." Further, confederation has been firmed up lone present with AIADMK’s introduction and bringing successful parties specified arsenic Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) would beryllium considered successful the owed course.

When the contented of bitterness among the AIADMK cadres was brought to his attraction owed to immoderate comments allegedly made by Annamalai successful the past against precocious AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa and Dravidian icon CN Annadurai, helium claimed his predecessor’s code was distorted.

"It was not intended to wounded anyone." Dismissing scope for immoderate bitterness, helium said the cadres of some the parties had already joined hands and lone aboriginal the leaders of the BJP and AIADMK person joined forces.

To different question, helium asserted that the NDA’s extremity is to seizure powerfulness successful Tamil Nadu, and "send location packing the anti-people DMK regime," and everything other whitethorn beryllium taken up astatine a aboriginal stage.

Nagenthran was a curate during the AIADMK authorities from 2001 to 2006 and had held the portfolios of transport, energy and industries.

His contiguous stint arsenic an MLA (2021 onwards) is his 3rd word and the archetypal arsenic a BJP legislator. In 2001 and 2011, helium won arsenic an AIADMK campaigner successful Assembly polls. He joined the BJP connected August 26, 2017 successful New Delhi successful the beingness of Amit Shah.

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Tamil Nadu, India, India

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April 15, 2025, 11:45 IST

News elections BJP, AIADMK To Jointly Decide Seat-Sharing Formula For TTV And OPS: Tamil Nadu BJP Chief