DMK will win 2026 election to form government again, says Stalin

DMK President M.K. Stalin vows to retain power in 2026, emphasizing party's history of working for people's welfare.

The DMK, which always works for people’s welfare even when not in power, will retain power in 2026 for the seventh time, Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin has said.

Addressing the function organised in Palayamkottai on Thursday night to receive the functionaries from other parties, including the BJP, into the DMK, Mr. Stalin, without naming Thamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam founder president and actor Vijay, said a few had floated their political party only a few months ago saying that they would form the next government by winning the upcoming election. The people would never accept it as they had seen the party like DMK, which was contesting the election since 1957 after soliciting the opinion of the cadre and started winning sizeable number of seats in the elections held afterwards.

“Contesting the first election in 1957 after getting the cadre’s opinion, the DMK won 50 seats in the 1962 polls as it was working for the welfare of people. And, the party has so far formed the government six times for its work for the people and will come to power for the seventh time by winning the 2026 election,” Mr. Stalin said.

Mr. Stalin, who met the party’s office-bearers of Tirunelveli district earlier in the evening to review the performance of the party and get them prepared for the next Assembly elections scheduled for May 2026, made it clear that those who were doing anything against the welfare of the party and bringing disrepute would have no place in the DMK.

The DMK chief also referred the number of votes the DMK candidates fetched in every union in the district in the past four elections – 2 Assembly elections and as many Parliamentary election.

“I don’t want to name the individuals who failed to get more votes for our candidates in the past. Ambasamudram union is in the worst shape. If the office-bearers still fail to get votes for our candidates, I will not hesitate to take action against them,” Mr. Stalin warned.

Though journalists were allowed to attend the function held at Centenary Hall for admitting the cadre from other political parties to the DMK, the reporters were denied permission to enter the Nehru Auditorium where Mr. Stalin met the party office-bearers who were not allowed to carry their mobile phones inside the auditorium for the meeting.