Overview

• Baijayant Panda and Union minister Murlidhar Mohol, newly named BJP election in-charges, reviewed strategy with state leaders in T. Nagar before meeting Edappadi K. Palaniswami at his Greenways Road residence.
• Discussions centered on seat-sharing calculations, winnable constituencies, joint rallies, and constituency-level coordination to challenge the DMK.
• BJP is seeking a bigger slice of constituencies while AIADMK aims to maintain alliance leadership, with no formal pact announced.
• Party insiders indicate working groups will be formed and Palaniswami was invited to join BJP outreach, including a rally Nainar Nagendran launches on October 12.
• Sources also noted informal talk about reuniting O. Panneerselvam with the AIADMK, while T.T.V. Dhinakaran remains outside the bloc.