Tamil Nadu Assembly election: DMDK joins DMK-led alliance; will win over 200 seats, says Premallatha

The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), founded by histrion Vijayakant, joined the DMK alliance connected Thursday (February 19, 2026). Its person Premallatha Vijayakant met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin astatine the DMK’s office ‘Anna Arivalayam’ successful Chennai. She was accompanied by her member L.K. Sudheesh.

Deputy Chief Minister Udhyanidhi Stalin, DMK Parliamentary Party person Kanimozhi, elder Minister K.N. Nehru were besides contiguous during the meeting.

“You person been asking astir the alliance, and present determination is an reply to your question. We person finalised the alliance,” said Ms. Premallatha.

‘Vijayakant’s privation successful 2016’

She said the confederation was formed arsenic per the wishes of DMDK territory secretaries and cadre. “Our leader, Captain (Vijayakant), wanted this to hap successful 2016 itself, and Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) adjacent said, ‘The effect is astir to gaffe into the milk.’ Captain is not with america now, but the confederation has happened aft 10 years,” she said.

Ms. Premallatha said this was the archetypal clip the DMDK had formed specified an alliance, and that enactment members and leaders from some sides had welcomed it. “We volition triumph much than 200 seats,” she said. However, she did not reply questions astir whether she would contention the predetermination oregon astir the allocation of a Rajya Sabha seat.

Share of seats

“A committee volition beryllium formed to sermon the seats and candidates, and the last determination volition beryllium announced by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin,” she said.

When asked astir reports that her enactment was expected to articulation the AIADMK-BJP alliance, she said this was untrue and had been dispersed by “YouTubers and outer channels to boost their TRP ratings.”

Immensely happy: Stalin

In a connection connected societal media, Mr. Stalin said helium was immensely blessed that the DMDK, founded by his person Vijayakant, who had large affection for Kalaignar, had joined the DMK.

“I invited Ms. Premallatha, who is efficiently moving the party, and the different leaders of the party. You person a enactment emblem successful reddish and black. Let it lend to the improvement of the State. Let america question unneurotic truthful that the Dravidian Model authorities continues and Tamil Nadu achieves maturation successful each fields,” helium said.