BJP accepts people’s mandate in Tamil Nadu, says Annamalai
The Hindu
BJP Tamil Nadu president accepts election results, plans for future, and acknowledges other parties' performances.
BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai said on Wednesday that his party accepted the people’s mandate in the recent Lok Sabha election in the State. “Despite fighting hard in a three-cornered contest in Tamil Nadu, we were not able to reach our target. We accept the people’s verdict and congratulate all the winners of the INDIA bloc who will represent the State in Parliament,” he said.
In his first interaction with journalists after the results were declared on Tuesday, Mr. Annamalai, who unsuccessfully contested from Coimbatore , said: “Our target in Tamil Nadu was to get 20% votes. With the strength of our allies, we expected nearly 25% vote share for the NDA. However, we were not able to reach the target. Though it was quite unfortunate that our alliance was not able to send any representative to Parliament from the State, we have performed well. It is a learning. We will make a course correction by analysing our performance in all constituencies.”
According to him, the BJP increased its vote share without giving cash for votes and joining hands with the Dravidian parties. “We pushed the AIADMK to the third place in some constituencies. The vote share of the AIADMK since the 2014 Lok Sabha election has been declining. Even the DMK’s vote share declined by around six percentage points in this election, compared with 2019,” he said.
Asked whether he was “overconfident” before the election about the BJP’s performance, Mr. Annamalai said, “Still I am overconfident and we will capture power in the State in 2026. Despite being in power continuously for the past 25 years in Odisha, the BJD was trounced by the BJP. One day, the same will happen in Tamil Nadu.” Mr. Annamalai also said that in 2026, Tamil Nadu would have a coalition government.
“Despite having ideological differences, I would like to congratulate the Naam Tamilar Katchi on contesting alone, on its new symbol, and gaining a significant vote share without giving cash for votes,” he added.
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