Chennai: Even because the BJP’s central management has appointed Union Minister Piyush Goyal as the brand new election in-charge of Tamil Nadu, state social gathering president Ninal Nagendran is camped out in Delhi, assessing constituency-by-constituency probabilities of successful seats that the social gathering could declare from the AIADMK within the NDA alliance for the upcoming 2026 meeting elections.
In keeping with BJP officers, the record has been compiled primarily based on the social gathering’s efficiency within the 2024 Indian parliamentary elections and highlights seats the place the BJP or its allies got here in second place.
The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering got here second in 9 of the 23 constituencies it contested within the Lok Sabha elections: Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Tiruvallur, Vellore and Madurai. In the meantime, allies PMK and DMDK secured second place in Dharmapuri and Virudhunagar constituencies, respectively.
Bharatiya Janata Social gathering nationwide president Ninal Nagendran, who met Dwelling Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Social gathering president JP Nadda in Delhi, submitted a listing of 65 constituencies that the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering can request from the AIADMK for the 2026 meeting elections, Bharatiya Janata Social gathering sources advised ThePrint.
“It’s on this context that Piyush Goyal was appointed because the state’s election chief. It was due to him that the BJP was in a position to contest round 5 seats within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and he’s mentioned to have good relations with the AIADMK management right here,” a senior BJP chief advised ThePrint.
The social gathering central management will start discussions with AIADMK normal secretary Edappadi Okay Palaniswami to finalize the numbers earlier than going forward with the number of constituencies.
Within the 2021 Tamil Nadu Meeting elections, the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering contested 20 seats and received 4 seats, securing an total vote share of two.62 per cent within the state. The AIADMK contested 179 seats and received 66, registering a vote share of 33.29 per cent. However BJP leaders argue that the social gathering’s surge in unbiased votes in a number of Lok Sabha constituencies in 2024 strengthens its case to achieve much more energy in 2026.
Concentrate on western and southern areas
Sources conversant in the report submitted to the nationwide management advised ThePrint that of the 65 constituencies recognized, 40 are a part of the Indian Parliament constituencies the place the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering carried out properly and got here second within the 2024 Indian Meeting polls.
“Our high precedence is our conventional strongholds in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore districts. We now have advised to the social gathering management that in Kanyakumari district, Kolachel, Kiriyoor, Kanyakumari and Nagercoil Meeting constituencies are advantageous for the social gathering,” the official mentioned.
“In Tirunelveli, we’ve got demanded three meeting constituencies as it’s the house of the state management. Equally, in Coimbatore, we’ve got demanded six meeting constituencies – Coimbatore North, Coimbatore South, Kavundanpalayam, Paladam, Surur and Singanallur,” an individual conversant in the report advised ThePrint.
Aside from southern and western components of Tamil Nadu, the BJP can be trying to win eight of the 16 seats in Chennai, the place the AIADMK is shedding affect after the 2021 meeting elections.
“Birugambakkam, Velacheri, Mylapore and T. Nagar are seat candidates for which our social gathering staff have been campaigning for the reason that 2021 Meeting elections and all these constituencies are in Chennai South Lok Sabha. Within the state seat, the social gathering’s former state president Tamilisai Soundararajan secured round 27 per cent votes, pushing the AIADMK to 3rd place,” an individual conversant in the report advised ThePrint.
When requested about this, a Bharatiya Janata Social gathering chief, who didn’t want to be named, mentioned he didn’t wish to reveal numbers or constituencies instantly.
“Every part will likely be dealt with by the nationwide and state management of the social gathering. It is going to be mentioned with alliance companions and provide you with workable numbers and constituencies,” he advised ThePrint.
(Edited by Vinny Mishra)
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