Chennai: The BJP will go for Tamil Nadu State Assembly elections- 2021 with the alliance of AIADMK, said BJP National President JP Nadda. Speaking at a rally in Madurai on Saturday he said that the AIADMK and BJP ally will contest in the upcoming State Assembly general elections.

The BJP formally announced the ally will fight the elections. These two parties alliance had fought the general elections in 2019. The AIADMK defeated the DMK in the 2011 assembly polls when former chief minister J Jayalalitha led the party to a resounding victory. It won again in 2016 before the DMK bounced back with a strong performance in last year’s Lok Sabha elections.

“The Lok Sabha alliance will continue for the assembly elections. We have given 10 years of good governance. Our alliance will win the 2021 polls. Tamil Nadu will always support PM Modi,” said Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami.
Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Sunday hinted at realignment of political alliances in Tamil Nadu ahead of the assembly election next year, while not ruling out a possible tie-up with actor Rajinikanth, who is set to launch his party soon. MNM party contested its first election in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, fielding candidates in 38 constituencies in the state, but failed to win any seat, polling only 3.77 per cent votes.