BJP Names Nainar Nagendran Tamil Nadu Chief, Targets DMK in 2026 Elections

With AIADMK’s EPS as NDA’s chief ministerial candidate, BJP intensifies alliance talks to challenge DMK’s governance.

Nainar Nagendran, newly elected BJP Tamil Nadu President, has pledged to unseat the DMK in the 2026 state Assembly elections, calling the NDA alliance a decisive force.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah confirmed AIADMK’s Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) as the NDA’s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming elections.
Nagendran criticized the DMK government for policies he claims undermine the dignity of Tamil Nadu’s women, framing the BJP-led alliance as a corrective force.
The BJP has announced plans to engage with regional parties PMK and DMDK to strengthen the NDA coalition, though internal leadership disputes within PMK remain unresolved.
The leadership change within BJP Tamil Nadu signals a strategic shift as the party rebuilds its alliance with AIADMK after a split in 2023.