Congress leader KC Venugopal accused the BJP of attempting to “hijack” the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections using AIADMK. He said the polls would be a battle between secularism and divisive politics, expressing confidence in a DMK-Congress alliance victory

The BJP is contesting 27 seats in alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) as part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)