BJP to contest 2021 TN Assembly polls in alliance with AIADMK: JP Nadda makes it official

In a key development on Saturday, BJP formally announced its tie-up with ruling AIMK for  Tamil Nu Assembly election due in April-May this year. dressing a rally in Murai, BJP president JP Nda me it clear that BJP will go with AIMK and or like-minded parties. This assumes significance as BJP is yet to endorse incumbent CM E Palaniswami as Chief Ministerial candidate of coalition. 

During 2019 General Election, BJP h stitched an alliance with AIMK, PMK, DMDK, Puthiya Tamilagam, Tamil Maanila Congress and Puthiya Tamilagam. However, this tie-up could not yield dividends as DMK-led alliance won 38 out of 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nu. In 2016 TN Assembly polls, BJP fielded candidates in all 234 constituencies but failed to open its account. 

BJP president JP Nda remarked, "I would like to share with you and reiterate that Bharatiya Janata Party has decided that in coming times in election, BJP along with All India Anna DMK and along with like-minded parties will be going for elections."

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Tamil Nu's political scenario

In a significant political milestone in TN politics, AIMK returned to power in 2016 under leership of Jayalalithaa for a successive term. In 234-member Assembly, AIMK won a whopping 135 seats in contrast to DMK whose candidates could win from 98 constituencies. However, Jayalalithaa's untimely demise on December 5, 2016, led to a vacuum in her party which was initially filled by O Panneerselvam. But, her close confidante VK Sasikala was elected as General Secretary of party and sought to take over as CM of state in February 2017.

While Panneerselvam resigned from his post and backed her candidature, he subsequently rebelled against her. After Supreme Court convicted Sasikala in disproportionate assets case, her camp picked E Palaniswami as Panneerselvam's replacement. On August 21, 2017, AIMK factions led by CM and Panneerselvam merged and paved way for removal of Sasikala from party. reafter, her nephew TTV Dhinakaran formed  Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

In upcoming Assembly election, DMK is perceived as principal challenger to AIMK owing to its stupendous performance in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. While filmstar Rajinikanth has decided against taking a political plunge, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam is also in poll fray in a tie-up with AAP. On or hand, Sasikala's release from jail is likely to furr impact political scenario in state. 

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