Overview
- The General Council and Executive Committee in Vanagaram approved 16 resolutions that formally projected Edappadi K. Palaniswami as the party’s chief ministerial candidate for 2026.
- Delegates empowered Palaniswami to finalize electoral alliances and decide on potential entrants, with decisions on figures such as O. Panneerselvam and T.T.V. Dhinakaran left to him.
- The party affirmed continuing in the NDA with the BJP with the stated goal of defeating the DMK in the 2026 Assembly election.
- The conclave drew more than 2,000 members and invitees to the Srivaari Marriage Hall, with extensive arrangements, large cut-outs of Jayalalithaa and Palaniswami, and tight security reported.
- Additional resolutions defended judicial independence, urged Union approval for Coimbatore and Madurai Metro projects, and welcomed steps to clean up electoral rolls.