Overview

• Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan appealed at a Chennai seminar for Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin to back synchronised state and national elections under the ONOE policy.
• Kalyan cited India’s 1952–1967 simultaneous polling precedent and highlighted Karunanidhi’s own 1971 advocacy to question the DMK’s current opposition.
• Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran likened Kalyan to M G Ramachandran and projected that ONOE could save over ₹12,000 crore in electoral expenses.
• BJP leaders including Tamilisai Soundararajan argued that curbing continuous campaign cycles would free up resources for governance and public welfare.
• The AIADMK-BJP alliance is exploring Kalyan’s appeal to Telugu-speaking voters in Tamil Nadu as part of its broader electoral strategy.