Assembly Elections 2026 LIVE updates: BJP using AIADMK as a 'mask' in attempt to enter Tamil Nadu, Stalin says

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An aerial presumption    of the gathering during a nationalist   gathering  by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin up  of the Assembly elections, successful  Vellore connected  April 14, 2026.

An aerial presumption of the gathering during a nationalist gathering by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin up of the Assembly elections, successful Vellore connected April 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

With conscionable a week to spell for the high-stakes polls successful Tamil Nadu, DMK president and Chief Minister M. K. Stalin connected Tuesday (April 14, 2026) cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi “not to play with fire”, referring to the projected delimitation issue. “Tamil radical are omniscient and self-respecting” helium said, campaigning for DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) candidates successful Vellore and Tirupattur districts. He besides accused the BJP of attempting to summation a foothold successful the State by utilizing the AIADMK arsenic a “mask” and promoting the thought of a “double engine” government.

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Amid high-octave predetermination campaigning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is acceptable to enactment successful a roadshow successful Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, connected Wednesday (April 15). The lawsuit is apt to beryllium attended by AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran and different enactment leaders including K. Annamalai.

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In poll-bound West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to clasp respective nationalist meetings, including rallies successful Darjeeling municipality and Jalpaiguri’s Raiganj. Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Tuesday (April 14, 2026) accused the Trinamool Congress of paving the mode for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) successful the State.

The two-phase Assembly polls successful West Bengal volition instrumentality spot connected April 23 and April 29. Polling crossed 234 seats successful Tamil Nadu is scheduled to beryllium held successful a azygous signifier connected April 23. The counting of votes volition beryllium connected May 4.

  • April 15, 2026 08:53

    Modi should not play with ‘fire’, warns Stalin implicit delimitation issue

    DMK president and Chief Minister M. K. Stalin connected Tuesday (April 14, 2026) cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi “not to play with fire” – the projected delimitation – and cautioned Union Minister Piyush Goyal to “mind his tongue” portion speaking astir Tamil Nadu and its people.

    Campaigning for DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) candidates successful Vellore and Tirupattur districts for the Assembly elections, Mr. Stalin said Mr. Goyal had been appointed lone arsenic the BJP’s in-charge for Tamil Nadu and should not talk astir its radical successful a disrespectful manner. 

    Modi should not play with ‘fire’, warns Stalin implicit delimitation issue

    Stalin cautions Modi against projected delimitation, urging respect for Tamil Nadu's radical during his run successful Vellore and Tirupattur.

Published - April 15, 2026 08:48 americium IST

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