Chennai: Even because the BJP’s central management appointed Union Minister Piyush Goyal the brand new election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, state social gathering chief Nainar Nagendran is camped in Delhi with a constituency-wise evaluation of winnability of seats that the social gathering may demand from the AIADMK within the NDA alliance for the upcoming 2026 meeting election.

In response to sources in BJP, the record, constructed on the social gathering’s efficiency within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, highlights seats the place the BJP or its allies completed second.

BJP state president Nainar Nagendran who has met House Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J.P. Nadda in Delhi, has submitted an inventory of 65 constituencies that the BJP may demand from the AIADMK for the 2026 meeting elections, sources within the BJP advised ThePrint.

“It’s on this backdrop that Piyush Goyal has been appointed because the election in-charge for the state. As a result of, in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, it was due to him that BJP was capable of contest in about 5 seats and he’s mentioned to have a very good rapport with the AIADMK management right here,” a senior functionary within the BJP advised ThePrint.

The social gathering’s central management is predicted to start the dialogue with AIADMK normal secretary Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami and finalise the numbers, earlier than entering into the constituency selections.

Within the 2021 Tamil Nadu Meeting election, the BJP contested 20 seats and gained 4, securing a statewide vote share of two.62 %. The AIADMK contested 179 seats, and gained 66, recording a vote share of 33.29 %. However BJP leaders argue that the social gathering’s impartial vote surge in a number of Lok Sabha constituencies in 2024 strengthens its case for a bigger footprint in 2026.

Deal with western & southern districts

Sources aware about the report submitted to the nationwide management advised ThePrint that of the 65 constituencies recognized, 40 constituencies are a part of the Lok Sabha constituencies the place the BJP carried out properly and got here second within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

“First precedence is our conventional strongholds in Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore districts. We have now steered to the social gathering management that in Kanyakumari district, Colachel, Killiyoor, Kanyakumari, and Nagercoil meeting constituencies are beneficial for the social gathering,” the supply mentioned.

“In Tirunelveli, now we have requested for 3 meeting constituencies, since it’s the house turf of our state chief. Equally, in Coimbatore, now we have requested for six meeting constituencies, specifically Coimbatore North, Coimbatore South, Kavundampalayam, Palladam, Sulur, and Singanallur,” the supply aware about the report advised ThePrint.

Aside from the south and west of Tamil Nadu, the BJP has additionally sought eight of the 16 meeting seats in Chennai, the place AIADMK can also be dropping affect because the 2021 meeting election.

“Virugambakkam, Velachery, Mylapore and T. Nagar are potential seats the place our partymen have been doing groundwork because the 2021 meeting elections and all these constituencies come underneath Chennai South Lok Sabha seat the place the social gathering’s former state president Tamilisai Soundararajan secured about 27 % of the votes, pushing AIADMK to 3rd place,” the supply aware about the report advised ThePrint.

When requested about it, a BJP chief who didn’t need to be named mentioned that they don’t need to reveal the numbers and the constituencies so quickly. 

“All the things will likely be dealt with by the social gathering’s nationwide and state management. It is going to be mentioned with the alliance companions and we are going to come out with workable numbers and constituencies,” he advised ThePrint.

(Edited by Viny Mishra)

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