Overview
- Shah arrives in Tiruchi today for a two-day tour that includes the Pudukkottai finale of a statewide yatra led by Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran.
- Local reports say AIADMK general secretary E K Palaniswami and allied leaders will skip the Pudukkottai public meeting, as observers watch for alliance signals.
- On Monday, Shah will visit the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, hold strategy sessions with the state core committee, and join a “Modi Pongal” event in Mannarpuram where about 2,000 women are expected.
- BJP leaders say the trip focuses on organisational strengthening and an NDA expansion effort that faces hurdles from a PMK split and DMDK’s undecided stance.
- Alliance management remains sensitive, with reported differences over reinducting O Panneerselvam and T T V Dhinakaran into AIADMK and with the BJP also addressing its own leadership dynamics.