As Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approach, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday filed his nomination from Kolathur constituency.
After filing the nomination, Chief Minister Stalin held a road show to interact with the public.
Stalin told ANI, “Our victory will be very grand. This time I am getting tremendous support as compared to the last three times. This is the United Progressive Alliance. Tamil Nadu is fighting against Delhi. This time the victory is going to be huge.”
The DMK will contest 164 of the 234 seats in the state, while 70 seats have been allotted to its alliance partners.
These allies include Congress Party 28 seats, Communist Party of India (CPI) 5 seats, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) 5 seats, VCK 8 seats and MDMK 4 seats.
Other smaller parties in the alliance include Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) with 10 seats, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) with 2 seats and several other regional parties.
The DMK will contest 164 of the 234 seats in the state, while its alliance partners have been allotted 70 seats. Among these allies, Congress Party has got 28 seats, Communist Party of India (CPI) has got 5 seats, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) has got 5 seats, VCK has got 8 seats and MDMK has got 4 seats.
Other smaller parties in the alliance include Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) with 10 seats, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) with 2 seats and several other regional parties.
AIADMK has also released the second list of 127 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, taking the total number of party candidates to 150. This second list has a mix of sitting MLAs, former MLAs and new faces as the party hopes to return to power under the leadership of E. Palaniswami.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin yesterday unveiled the party’s “superstar manifesto” for the 2026 assembly elections, triggering a sharp political clash with the opposition AIADMK and BJP.
The AIADMK and BJP rejected the manifesto as “copy-paste” and accused the ruling party of “sticker politics”, while DMK leaders defended it as a comprehensive, people-centric roadmap based on the Dravidian model.