Overview
- The General Council and Executive Committee in Vanagaram passed 16 resolutions, formally continuing an AIADMK-led NDA with the BJP for the 2026 polls.
- Edappadi K. Palaniswami received sole authority to shape alliances, including decisions on whether O. Panneerselvam and T.T.V. Dhinakaran join the NDA in Tamil Nadu.
- EPS told cadres the AIADMK–BJP combine’s 2024 vote shares add up to 41.33% and projected a 210-seat victory, asserting the party would form government on its own.
- Resolutions attacked the DMK’s governance and urged Union approval for Coimbatore and Madurai Metro projects while supporting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Thousands attended the Chennai meeting chaired by K.P. Munusamy, with a brief entrance commotion reported as barricades were breached and a few cadres received first aid.