Nadda Arrives In Chennai To Review BJP's Poll Preparedness For Tamil Nadu Polls 2026
BJP national president and Union Minister J P Nadda on Saturday conducted a strategic review of the Tamil Nadu BJP unit’s preparedness for the 2026 Assembly elections during his one-day visit to the state capital. Nadda presided over the party’s state core group meeting, where he urged senior functionaries to intensify grassroots-level organisational work and initiate early preparations for the crucial state elections.
Focus On Expanding BJP's Influence In TN: Nadda
A senior party leader present at the meeting confirmed that Nadda emphasised disciplined planning and sustained engagement with the electorate as key to making inroads in Tamil Nadu, as per a report on PTI. Nadda also reportedly encouraged state leaders to focus on expanding the BJP’s influence among the youth, women, and first-time voters while also strengthening the party’s booth-level operations across the state.
The strategy meeting was chaired by Tamil Nadu BJP chief and legislature party leader Nainar Nagendran and attended by several top functionaries, including P Sudhakar Reddy, national co-incharge of Tamil Nadu affairs; H Raja, state co-convener; Vanathi Srinivasan, national president of the BJP Mahila Morcha and Coimbatore South MLA; and former state presidents Pon Radhakrishnan and Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.
According to BJP senior functionary Vinoj P Selvam, Nainar Nagendran reaffirmed the party’s commitment to unseating the ruling DMK government in the 2026 Assembly polls. "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, as per PTI.
Nadda, who also serves as the Union Minister for Health, Chemicals, and Fertilisers, is in Chennai to participate in the sixth international conference on Saiva Siddhanta, hosted by the Dharmapuram Adheenam. The conference is being held at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology.
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