No alliance with BJP in 2026 Tamil Nadu polls: Edappadi Palaniswami

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami announced that his party will not form an alliance with the BJP for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections slated to take place in 2026.

AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami announced that his party will not form an alliance with the BJP for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections slated to take place in 2026.

"AIADMK will not contest 2026 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu in alliance with the BJP," Palaniswami said while speaking to reporters in Salem.

The clarification comes amidst ongoing claims by leaders from both parties that a joint AIADMK-BJP front in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections could have led to significant victories, thereby impacting the DMK-led INDIA alliance in Tamil Nadu.