J.P. Nadda reviews Tamil Nadu BJP’s preparedness for 2026 Assembly poll
Chennai (PTI): BJP national president and Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday reviewed the preparedness of the Tamil Nadu unit of the party in facing the 2026 Assembly election.
Nadda, who participated in the state core group meeting held here during his one-day visit to the city, advised the party senior functionaries to commence the preparatory work for the upcoming Assembly election and also carry out the organisational work of the party, a senior leader said.
The meeting, held with Tamil Nadu BJP chief and Legislature party leader Nainar Nagenthiran in the chair, was attended by national co-incharge of Tamil Nadu affairs P Sudhakar Reddy, TN unit’s co-convener H Raja, national Mahila Morcha president and legislator Vanathi Srinivasan, and former state presidents: Pon Radhakrishnan and Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, among others.
"At the meeting, our state president Nainar Nagendran expressed the resolve to oust the DMK government from power in the 2026 election and ensure maximum number of BJP members in the state Assembly," the party’s senior functionary Vinoj P Selvam said.
Nadda, who is the Union Minister for Health, Chemicals and Fertilisers, is in the city to participate in the sixth international conference on Saiva Siddhanta being held under the auspices of the Dharmapuram Adheenam at the SRM Institute of Science & Technology, here.
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
