Tamil Nadu is one of the largest states where votes will be cast in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 on April 19. There are 39 Lok Sabha seats here and voting will be held for all the seats in a single phase. BJP, which is targeting 370 seats in this election, is also working on a plan to get some seats from Tamil Nadu. BJP is adopting a very aggressive stance under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and State President Annamalai. It has made the contest triangular in many places in the state. Experts are saying that this is probably going to happen for the first time when BJP is looking so assertive in this largest southern state.
triangular contest
There are mainly three alliances in Tamil Nadu in this election. under the leadership of DMK Congress And leftist parties are contesting the elections. DMK is contesting on 22 seats, Congress on eight, Left parties on four, Indian Muslim League on one and some other parties on four seats. In the last 2019 elections, this alliance had won 38 out of 39 seats. The second alliance is contesting the elections under the leadership of AIADMK. AIADMK is contesting on 34 seats and its ally DMDK on five seats. The third most important alliance is in the fray under the leadership of BJP. B J P She is contesting elections on 23 seats in the state. There are nine other small and big parties in this alliance. PMK is contesting on 10 seats and Tamil Manila Congress on three seats. Apart from this, former AIADMK Chief Minister O Pannerselvam is contesting as an independent candidate in this alliance. In this alliance, TTV Dhinakaran’s party AMMK is also contesting on two seats.
DMK benefits
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are being held in a completely changed environment. Former Chief Minister of the state J. After Jayalalitha’s death in 2016, AIADMK has disintegrated. Many big leaders of the party have been torn apart. On the other hand, the entire opposition is also divided. In such a situation, experts say that the advantage DMK The coalition led by
nonfat food big issue
According to media reports, in this election DMK-Congress are calling the BJP government at the Center a threat to federalism. Along with this, it is also propagating that BJP is an anti-Dalit and anti-minority party. It is also propagating that it is a party of upper caste people and if its candidates win, they will ban people from eating non-veg. On the other hand, BJP and other opposition parties are accusing the DMK government of corruption. He says that CM MK Stalin’s family is deeply immersed in corruption.
BJP’s social engineering
The opposition is labeling BJP as an upper caste party in the state. To remove this stigma, BJP has adopted a balanced approach. It has formed alliance with many parties to solve caste equation. The party has formed an alliance with PMK. PMK represents the Vanniyar community. This is an OBC caste. Its alliance is with TTV Dhinakaran. He is the nephew of Sasikala, who was very close to Jayalalitha. Dinakaran comes from Tewar community. The traditional vote bank of AIADM has also been the Tevar community. southern Tamil Nadu It has a good effect. Then the party has made Union Minister L Murugan its Dalit face in the state. He is contesting from Nilgiri. BJP state president Annamalai is from Gounder caste. It is a dominant caste in the state. BJP has created a new social engineering with all sections and its current target is to emerge as a strong opposition in the state. If this happens, the party would like to become a major force in the 2026 state assembly elections.
Annamalai Factor
B J P It has been trying to establish its foothold in Tamil Nadu for the last several years. The opposition parties were largely successful in propagating that BJP is a party of Brahmins and does not have leaders. But, after the arrival of Annamalai the situation has changed. Annamalai resigned from the job of IPS officer and joined BJP. The news of an IPS officer leaving his job to fight against corruption is impressing people a lot. He is being seen as a hero in the state. He is a constant attacker on DMK. He released the alleged audio tape of State Finance Minister Palanivel Thiagarajah to expose the alleged corruption of CM Stalin. However, DMK calls this tape fake. He is a constant attacker on DMK. There is also talk of an alleged drug racket worth Rs 2000 crore in the state.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 8, 2024, 18:03 IST