Overview
- Baijayant Panda and Murlidhar Mohol met AIADMK chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami at his Chennai residence on October 7 in their first outreach after being named Tamil Nadu election in-charges.
- Nainar Nagendran invited Palaniswami to the BJP’s statewide tour launch from Madurai on October 12, and publicly said seat-sharing was not discussed in the meeting.
- Separate closed-door BJP strategy sessions in Chennai drew a broad lineup of central and state leaders, with sources saying talks covered constituency mapping and a seat-sharing roadmap.
- According to party sources, the BJP seeks a larger share of seats and greater say in the campaign, while the AIADMK aims to retain leadership within the alliance.
- Sources say the NDA is exploring tie-ups with smaller regional outfits and moves to counter actor Vijay’s TVK as internal rifts involving OPS and T.T.V. Dhinakaran continue to complicate unity.