Overview
- At a Sep. 23 meeting in Chennai, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin chaired DMK Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs to set the party’s 2026 Assembly election push.
- Each MP was given charge of three to four assembly constituencies with instructions to coordinate closely with ministers, district secretaries and booth-level workers.
- MPs and MLAs were told to spend at least four days a week in their constituencies, with MPs required to file performance reports every 15 days.
- Stalin directed participation in ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ and ‘Nalam Kaakkum Stalin’ outreach and ordered speedy inclusion of eligible women missed under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai scheme.
- He urged MPs to highlight state welfare achievements, press for federal funds, and challenged the Union government’s stance on GST relief and funding recognition for states.