Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: BJP Leader Expressed Confidence in NDA's Success

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaderTamilisai Soundararajanon Thursday expressed confidence in the success of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Speaking to ANI, Soundararajan said,"DMK's allies are not confident if they are going to win.Congresshas been waiting for more than the last 5 months. Let's wait and watch...The success ofNDAis written...We are sure about winning."Earlier, Soundararajan said, "NDAwill win. We are with the people.NDAis moving ahead strongly. While there is utter confusion in the INDI alliance.DMKis happy that one party has joined, but no one knows if their major ally will join them. I feel very sorry for the Captain's party as it has joined a sinking ship."Tamil NaduBJPChief Nainar Nagendran announced that the seat sharing the talks within the National Democratic Alliance for the forthcoming state polls would begin following PM Narendra Modi's upcoming Madurai visit on March 1.Speaking at an event in Chennai, the Tamil NaduBJPchief emphasised the need for proper coordination within theNDAalliance, for shaping up Tamil Nadu's bright future. He also hit out at the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam regime over law and order situation in the state and also accused them of acting against government officials."After Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Tamil Nadu, the seat-sharing talks (NDA- AIADMKalliance) will begin.DMKis against government officials. The law and order situation in the state is not good...Students are carrying Ganja, beer bottles in their bags...We should not have differences between us and should work together as anNDAalliance. We all should work hard and create a good future for Tamil Nadu," Nagendran said.The National Democratic Alliance, led by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham, consists of other parties, including theBJPand Pattali Makkal Katchi.The 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly will go to the polls in the first half of 2026, where the MK Stalin-led alliance will look to project the 'Dravidian Model 2.0' for the win against theBJP-AIADMKalliance.Actor-turned-politician Vijay's entry with his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is expected to turn the Tamil Nadu polls into a three-way contest.In the 2021 polls, theDMKwon 133 seats in the 2021 Assembly polls.Congresswon 18, PMK won five, VCK won four, and others won eight seats. The Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), led byDMK, which consisted ofCongress, won 159 seats collectively. While theNDAwon 75 seats, the AIADMKemerged as the largest party in the alliance with 66 seats. (ANI)