New Delhi:

Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats and is the fifth largest state in terms of Lok Sabha representation, which gives it sufficient importance in the elections, as can be seen from the findings of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian Union Seen in the practice. This is the focus of their activities. However, the reason it is indispensable in these general elections is that the state may hold the key to the BJP if it wants to get close to its stated target of 370 seats on its own and, therefore, direct command of the opposition All its seats. Use all your strength to keep the Party out.

All 39 seats in the state will go to the first phase of voting on Friday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by its most important figure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, holding a series of elections in India in the days ahead. assembly. The state – including twice on Wednesday. The party hopes to do better in the southern region, which is considered relatively weak, and Tamil Nadu – where the party has not won even a single seat in the Lok Sabha since 2014 – will play a role in that effort Key role.

Tamil Nadu has been dominated by Dravidian politics, with the DMK winning 38 out of 39 seats in 2019 in alliance with the Congress, Left and other parties. The BJP failed to open its account, polling only 3.66% of the vote, while its ally AIADMK won the only remaining seat.

In the 2019 elections, the BJP won only 29 of the 130 constituencies in the south (including 1 seat in Puducherry), of which 25 were from Karnataka and 4 from Telangana .

Will nudges work?

The BJP hopes that what it has done will sway the people of the state, including installing Senghor in the new parliament, trying to portray the Congress as weak by claiming that Kachatiu island “surrendered” to Sri Lanka. The party’s support for Lanka and the many rallies by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and others will turn around Lanka’s fortunes in the state.

Another trump card of the BJP is state president K Annamalai, a former IPS officer who is seen as galvanizing the party in the state. The outspoken politician’s six-month En Mann En Makkal (My Land, My People) walking marches, which covered all 234 parliamentary constituencies in the state, are also said to have helped strengthen public opinion in favor of the party.

In the 2019 election, the Bharatiya Janata Party formed an alliance with the AIADMK, but the two parties have parted ways. This time there will be a triangular race in the country, which will make the competition for the central ruling party more difficult.

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This time, the DMK contested in 21 seats, the Congress in nine seats, and the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) and the Vidutale Chirutagal Kutch (VCK) won two each seats. Other allies like Vaiko’s Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazagam (MDMK), Indian Muslim League (IUML) and Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) will contest one constituency each. The alliance is supported by Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam but will not nominate any candidate.

The AIADMK, led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has entered the fray in alliance with Vijayakanth’s Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazagam (DMDK), Puthiya Tamilagam (PT) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). AIADMK will contest in 34 seats, PT and SDPI will field candidates on the party’s symbol, while DMDK bagged five seats. The alliance is backed by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) led by Asaduddin Owaisi.

The BJP is forming an alliance with nine smaller parties to contest 23 seats. Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) has 10 constituencies, of which 3 are contested by Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) and 2 will be contested by TTV Dhinakaran’s Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam. AIADMK rebel O Panneerselvam will contest as an independent with the support of the alliance; Puthiya Needhi Katchi, Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi and Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazagam will contest on the BJP symbol.