Overview
- Amit Shah chaired a BJP core committee meeting in Madurai to intensify grassroots outreach and asserted the BJP-AIADMK alliance will form the next state government in 2026.
- The Union Home Minister accused the DMK of a ₹4,600 crore sand-mining scam and a ₹39,775 crore TASMAC scandal, calling its administration “100 per cent failure.”
- DMK leaders dismissed Shah’s claims as divisive falsehoods and warned that Dravidian ideology would prevent the BJP from gaining a foothold in the state.
- PMK founder Dr. S. Ramadoss said no alliance decision has been made and that a tie-up will be announced in two to three months as internal leadership differences are resolved.
- The BJP is set to contest the 2026 Assembly elections under the NDA banner with AIADMK backing, focusing on coordinated campaign strategies to challenge the incumbent government.