PM Modi's Southern Challenge As BJP Grapples Without Allies In Tamil Nadu
NDTV
Both Dravidian arch-rivals, the ruling DMK with the INDIA bloc and its former ally the AIADMK, are keeping the BJP at arm's length.
Ahead of Prime Minister Modi's tour of Tamil Nadu tomorrow in preparation for the Lok Sabha polls, he has his task cut out to try and revive the political fortunes of the BJP in a state where the party, with a negligible 3 per cent vote share, is grappling without any major ally after AIADMK snapped its ties.
Both Dravidian arch-rivals, the ruling DMK with the INDIA bloc and its former ally the AIADMK, are keeping the BJP at arm's length.
So far, only GK Vasan, chief of Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), has joined hands with the BJP. Indications suggest that Puthiya Thamizhagam and a few other smaller allies are mulling to switch to the DMK camp. Ousted AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam (OPS), Sasikala, and TTV Dhinakaran, are willing to join the fold.
