- We clearly believe this election will bring PM Modi to power for the third consecutive term: TN BJP chief
- The decision on which parties will be part of the combine will be taken by BJP President J P Nadda: Annamalai
- The meeting also resolves to appoint observers for all 39 parliamentary constituencies to prepare the party for the elections scheduled next year
NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, OCT 5
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Thursday said Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and BJP would emerge as the prime contenders from 2024 state election.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting of district presidents at the party headquarters here, Annamalai said he was “neither happy nor sad” at the AIADMK’s decision to sever ties with the BJP, while maintaining that the 2024 elections was to elect the Prime Minister of the country.
He said, “In 2024, it’s very clear that it is going to be a BJP vs DMK contest in Tamil Nadu. Voters will ask what work the BJP has done and the DMK has done. The BJP has been in power for the past nine years and the DMK will complete 2.5 years when we go to polls next year. People will give their opinion through their ballots. They will compare. We will happily present our report card. This election is a national election. This is not a state-specific election.”
“The 2024 elections are for our PM Modi. We clearly believe this election will bring PM Modi to power for the third consecutive term,” he said.
On the formation of NDA in Tamil Nadu, Annamalai said the decision on which parties will be part of the combine will be taken by BJP President J P Nadda and not him.
Annamalai further said, “Sometimes alliance partners get added. Sometimes alliance partners get deleted or they get re-added.”
“In Tamil Nadu, we are very clear we need to strengthen the party. Any party which believes that PM Modi should come back for the third time can come and join us,” he added.
At the meeting, party leaders are believed to give enough indications that the BJP could lead an alliance in Tamil Nadu for the 2024 polls. The meeting also resolved to appoint observers for all 39 parliamentary constituencies to prepare the party for the elections scheduled next year.
