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AIADMK Names EPS as CM Candidate, Vests Alliance Powers, Backs BJP Tie-Up

The decision centralizes alliance choices with EPS to push a broader reunification ahead of 2026.

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 AIADMKBJP 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.