The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) wide caput T. T. V. Dhinakaran’s caller claim that his party’s information successful the electoral fray during the 2021 Assembly canvass caused the decision of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) successful a fig of constituencies has highlighted the apt interaction of a divided Opposition successful the State successful the 2026 Assembly election.
Palaniswami volition decidedly suffer the 2026 polls: TTV Dhinakaran
Palaniswami volition decidedly suffer the 2026 polls: TTV Dhinakaran | Video Credit: The Hindu
Even though Mr Dhinakaran claimed his enactment tilted the scales successful 29 constituencies, a survey by this analogous reveals determination were 20 seats wherein the votes polled by the AMMK and its allies were higher than the quality betwixt the victor (DMK and allies) and the runner-up (AIADMK, Pattali Makkal Katchi [PMK] and the Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP]). When the 2021 concern is compared with the show of the formations led by the DMK and the AIADMK on with that of the beforehand that included the AMMK during the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the combined Opposition would person been up of the ruling DMK-led beforehand successful 7 Assembly segments and a adjacent combat successful 3 others.
In 2021, the AMMK had a tie-up with the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), the (All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). In 2024, the AMMK was a portion of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) . The PMK, Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar), Thamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam and the faction led by AIADMK’s erstwhile coordinator O. Panneerselvam were different constituents of the NDA.
Of the 20 constituencies successful 2021 wherever the AMMK made a quality to the outcome, 9 were successful confederate districts; six successful the northbound and the equilibrium 5 successful the Cauvery delta region. Even though the AMMK’s nominees could clasp deposit lone successful 3 — Mannargudi, Karaikudi and Sattur, the party’s candidates enactment up an awesome show successful immoderate different places — much than 30,000 votes successful Thiruvadanai and Nanguneri; astir 22,000 votes successful Sankarankovil and astir 20,000 votes successful Papanasam.
In 2024, the NDA, which was stronger artithmetically than the AMMK-headed beforehand of 2021, had polled higher votes than the different successful 17 Assembly segments. In six places — T. Nagar (coming nether the South Chennai Lok Sabha constituency); Nanguneri (coming nether the Tiruneveli Lok Sabha constituency); Thiruvadanai (Ramanathapuram); Andipatti (Theni); Tenkasi (Tenkasi) and Neyveli (Cuddalore), its ballot stock ranged from 36.4% to 25.5 %.
Despite the AIADMK and the BJP having stitched an confederation astir 5 months ago, caller governmental developments person made the presumption successful respect of the Opposition much fluid. For instance, the PMK, which remained with the BJP successful 2024, appears connected the verge of a vertical divided with the party’s laminitis S. Ramadoss having expelled his lad and erstwhile Union Minister Anbumani Ramadoss from the organisation. [Mr Anbumani’s supporters person contested this.] The AMMK and Mr Panneerselvam person near the NDA. To marque the concern much complex, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s laminitis and actor Vijay, who is connected a State-wide tour, is focussing his onslaught connected the ruling party, a strategy that whitethorn pb to the divided successful the anti-DMK votes.
