AIADMK-BJP alliance for 2026 TN elections announced by Amit Shah
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AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and his party colleagues meeting Amit Shah at the Union Minister’s home in New Delhi | Photo: PTI
CHENNAI: Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister and the BJP's senior electoral strategist, declared on Friday that his party will form an alliance with the AIADMK to unseat the DMK in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
Shah expressed confidence that an NDA government will be formed in Tamil Nadu by 2026, adding that it would be a coalition.
He stated that AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami will lead the coalition, TNIE reported.
When asked whether expelled AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam and AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran would be included in the alliance, Shah stated that the BJP would not interfere in the AIADMK's internal affairs.
He went on to say that the alliance was formed out of mutual interest, and that the two parties had previously contested in elections together.
BJP state president K Annamalai and its president-elect Nainar Nagendran were also present at the announcement, along with Shah, Palaniswami, senior AIADMK leaders KP Munusamy and SP Velumani.