Overview
- AIADMK chief Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced PMK's entry into the NDA alliance, and PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss confirmed the tie-up.
- Palaniswami said the PMK seat allocation has been settled, but he declined to disclose the number of constituencies.
- Alliance leaders billed the tie-up as a winning front aimed at removing the DMK and signalled that more parties may join.
- PMK is the first sizeable party to join the revived AIADMK–BJP coalition since their ties were restored in April 2025.
- Palaniswami was expected to travel to New Delhi to brief Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the development.