CHENNAI, FEB 7
It will be battle royale between the ruling DMK-led alliance and the saffron party-backed AIADMK in the coveted Erode East Assembly bypolls as the Election Commission has cleared the ‘two-leaves’ to the EPS faction of the AIADMK on Tuesday.
- About 75 candidates have filed the papers seeking to contest the February 27 byelection
- Tamil Nadu BJP president calls upon the NDA allies to work for the victory of NDA candidate
- The last day for withdrawal of nominations is February 10
The opposition AIADMK candidate K S Thennarasu filed his nomination papers for the Erode East Assembly bypoll on the last day for filing of nominations after the O Panneerselvam faction opted out of the race.
The former legislator’s entry into poll fray, is likely to make the contest a keen tussle between the AIADMK and former Union Minister E V K S Elangovan (Congress), though Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) and Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) candidates, too, have submitted their papers, signifying their preparedness to lock horns with the DMK-backed Congress candidate.
About 75 candidates have filed the papers seeking to contest the February 27 byelection. They will be taken up for scrutiny on Wednesday. The last day for withdrawal of nominations is February 10.
Former Chief Minister Panneerselvam’s announcement to withdraw his nominee Senthil Murugan to prevent the Election Commission from freezing the party’s Two Leaves symbol and to ensure the party’s victory at the hustings, had strengthened the hands of another former Chief Minister K Palaniswami, who is the interim general secretary of the party.
Presidium Chairman Tamilmagan Hussain, who belongs to the Palaniswami faction, rushed to the national capital on Monday to convince the ECI on the collective decision of the general council in selecting a candidate and to retain the party symbol.
The ECI authorised Hussain to sign the forms meant to nominate the official candidate. Following this, the former lawmaker filed the nomination before the returning officer and Corporation Commissioner K Sivakumar in Erode on Tuesday.
The by-poll has been necessitated owing to the demise of Thirumahan Everaa, son of Elangovan, recently.
Tamil Nadu BJP President, K Annamalai has called upon the party cadres to work sleeplessly for the victory of AIADMK candidate, KV Thenarasu in the Erode East by-election scheduled for February 27.
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தேசிய ஜனநாயக கூட்டணியின் சார்பில் ஈரோடு-கிழக்கு சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதி இடைத்தேர்தலில் அதிமுக வேட்பாளராக. இரட்டை இலை சின்னத்திலே போட்டியிடும், திரு.கே.எஸ்.தென்னரசு அவர்களுக்கு பாஜக, தனது முழு ஆதரவை தெரிவித்து கொள்கிறது
– மாநில தலைவர் திரு @annamalai_k#kannamalai pic.twitter.com/dBv80VKlqd— BJP Tamilnadu (@BJP4TamilNadu) February 7, 2023
The statement of the BJP state president came after the Election Commission cleared the ‘Two Leaves’ symbol of the AIADMK for K.V. Thenarasu.
Annamalai also thanked the AIADMK interim general secretary and former chief minister, Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) for fielding the candidate to the Erode East by-poll as a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate.
He also thanked the deposed coordinator of AIADMK and former chief minister, O Panneerselvam (OPS) for withdrawing the candidate of Senthil Murugan from the fray and supporting the ‘Two Leaves’ symbol.
It may be recalled that the BJP had earlier appealed to O Panneerselvam (OPS) to withdraw his candidate and to work for the victory of the ‘Two leaves’ candidate.
The Tamil Nadu BJP president called upon the NDA allies to work for the victory of KV Thenarasu who was the NDA candidate. He called upon the party cadres and NDA parties to defeat the inefficient DMK governmen
