Tamil Nadu is set to undergo assembly elections in a single phase on April 23, and vote counting is scheduled for May 4, 2026, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The ruling Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam (DMK), under the leadership of Chief Minister MK Stalin, eyeing a consecutive term by highlighting its governance record and welfare-driven policies, often called the “Dravidian model”.
The AIADMK is striving to stage a comeback, joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a bid to consolidate opposition votes. Though traditionally weaker in Tamil Nadu, the BJP is trying to expand its ground in the state by focusing on urban voters and strategic alliances.
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A Look At Star Campaigners
BJP’s STAR CAMPAIGNERS
The list of star campaigners for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) features a mix of the party’s central and state leadership.
At the forefront of the campaign is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is spearheading the party’s outreach in Tamil Nadu. BJP national president Nitin Nabin also features prominently among the star campaigners.
Key Union Ministers In Campaign:
1. Rajnath Singh
2. Amit Shah
3. Nitin Gadkari
4. Nirmala Sitharaman
5. Piyush Goyal
6. G. Kishan Reddy
7. L. Murugan
8. Suresh Gopi
9. Arjun Ram Meghwal
10. Muralidhar Mohol
Chief Ministers In Campaign
- Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh)
- Mohan Yadav (Madhya Pradesh)
- Devendra Fadnavis (Maharashtra)
- Bhajan Lal Sharma (Rajasthan)
- Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam)
- Rekha Gupta (Delhi)
Key State Leaders
- Nainar Nagendran
- K. Annamalai
- Arvind Menon
- Sudhakar Reddy
- C.T. Ravi
- Tejasvi Surya
- Pon Radhakrishnan
- Tamilisai Soundararajan
- H. Raja
- Vanathi Srinivasan
- R. Sarathkumar
- V.P. Duraisamy
- Khushbu Sundar
DMK’S STAR CAMPAIGNERS
The list of DMK’s star campaigners includes Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, and party deputy general secretary Kanimozhi.
Senior leaders and Ministers such as KN Nehru, EV Velu and Thangam Thennarasu also feature among the campaigners in the list.
Other prominent names are: Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation chairman Dindigul I Leoni, and MPs Dayanidhi Maran and Constantine Raveendran.
TVK’S STAR CAMPAIGNERS
The TVK’s list features its Chief and actor-turned-politician Vijay, general secretary N Anand, Adhav Arjuna, K.G. Arunraj, K.A. Sengottaiyan, CTR Nirmal Kumar, among others.
