Vijay's TVK Names Candidates for Crucial October 6 Tamil Nadu Bypolls
TVK picked former AIADMK legislators for both reserved seats as it builds its new alliance and prepares for the October 6 by-elections.
- On Thursday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president C. Joseph Vijay announced candidates for the October 6 Assembly bye-elections in Madurantakam and Dharapuram, selecting former AIADMK MLAs Maragatham Kumaravel and P. Sathyabama.
- Kumaravel and Sathyabama previously won their respective constituencies on AIADMK tickets during the 2026 Assembly election but subsequently resigned as MLAs to join the ruling TVK, necessitating these bye-elections.
- The party will contest these SC-reserved constituencies under the banner of the Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance, which includes the Congress, Indian Union Muslim League, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
- Urging party functionaries to secure a "historically significant triumph," Vijay requested that office-bearers and comrades gather votes for the candidates with victory as the sole objective.
- During a coordination meeting in Panaiyur on Wednesday, the constituent parties agreed to extend their political cooperation beyond Tamil Nadu into the union territory of Puducherry, formalizing the alliance's broader strategic framework.
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