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The BJP has released the names of candidates for 9 of the 10 constituencies it is contesting successful confederation with the AINRC successful the April 9 Assembly elections.
The database was announced by the BJP cardinal bureau successful Delhi pursuing a high-level gathering presided by enactment nationalist president Nitin Nabin that was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and each members of the Central Election Committee, according to a property enactment from Arun Singh, BJP nationalist wide secretary.
While sitting MLAs Home Minister A. Namassivayam, Speaker R. Selvam and PML Kalyanasundaram volition question re-election from Mannadipet, Manavely and Kalapet constituencies respectively, the BJP has fielded enactment president V.P. Ramalingam successful Raj Bhavan that is presently held by state AINRC’s Public Works Minister K. Lakshminarayanan.
A. Johnkumar, who was sworn successful arsenic a Minister successful the NDA authorities successful July, 2025 but not allocated a portfolio, has been shifted from the holding spot of Kamaraj Nagar to Mudaliarpet.
The conspicuous omission successful the database is erstwhile Civil Supplies Minister A.K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar who won the 2021 elections from Oussudu (SC). The reserved spot has been allotted to E. Theepainthan.
T.K.S.M. Meenatchisundaram is the BJP campaigner successful T.R. Neravy Pattinam and G.N.S. Rajasekaran the prime for Thirunallar, some constituencies falling successful the Karaikal region.
A Dineshan is the BJP campaigner successful Mahe, which is presently held by the Congress.
As per the seat-sharing woody finalised with the AINRC led by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, the BJP is contesting 10 seats and the AINRC 16 with the different allies, the AIADMK and the Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK) allotted 2 seats each.
The BJP is negotiating with the AINRC and allies successful the NDA connected finalising the sole remaining seat.
Meanwhile, supporters of Oussudu MLA and erstwhile Minister Saravanan Kumar created a ruckus astatine the BJP bureau to protestation his omission from the database of candidates.
