The newly elected president of BJP Tamil Nadu, Nainin Nagenthran, has said that the DMK government in Tamil Nadu had not fulfilled his electoral promises, and was increasing the burden of people by reviewing taxes. In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Nagentran emphasized that there was a great anti -incumbency wave against the DMK government.
With a year for the 2026 Assembly elections in the state, what will be the BJP key survey plank?
Duration The choice of Assembly 2021, the DMK made 511 promises in its electoral manifesto. While he claims to have fulfilled several of them, in reality only a few have fulfilled their legs.
He promised to give ₹ 1,000 a month to all women. [heads of families] In the state. But he couldn’t do it just after three years of his rule. Later, the scheme was implemented in view of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The government also introduced a free bus travel scheme for women. But he has not fulfilled any other promise of survey.
Your son [Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s son] Udhayanidhi Stalin was elevated as the vice minister in chief and placed himself secondly, despite having main leaders in the party.
This has created a sense of dissatisfaction among people. After reaching energy, the DMK has disproportionately increased the property tax, the electricity rate and the price of milk. The law and order have the deterioration of the legs. The police are not acting properly to guarantee the law and order in the State. Crimes against women are increasing. Anti -incumbency is another important factor. Usually, if a part has been in power for five years, the anti -incumbency factor will be 7% to 8%.
However, in the last four years, it is about 20%. People no longer because the DMK in power. The general feeling is that there should be a change in government.
I thought the NDA expects to consolidate the anti -incumbency votes, do you think? [TVK president] Can Vijay end up dividing those votes?
There is a possibility that it can forge a part of the votes, working growing the DMK.
Why make such an early announcement about the rebirth of ties between BJP and Aiadmk?
The BJP-AADMK alliance fell the duration of the 2024 Lok Sabha choice. However, the front led by DMK continued to remain intact. To defeat the alliance led by DMK, there is a need to form a strong alliance. That is why [Union] Interior Minister Amit Shah arrived in Chennai last week and with former Prime Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, and maintained discussions. Only then was the alliance announced …
Is it true that there is discontent between the BJP and Aiadmk box on the alliance?
In Aiadmk, I know the main leadership, second -line leaders and the level of the unit’s secretaries. Everyone is in contact with me. They interact with me. In the last two days, more than 1,000 carriers of levels of levels of the BJP and the Aiadmk talked to me about how to start working at the stand level to guarantee coordination between two parts.
BJP and Aiadmk have contradictory stories about various topics such as Neet, delimitation. Can you work together despite that?
He thought there are some differences in the ideology between the BJP and the Aiadmk, the picture of both parties has resolved to win the 2026 elections. That is our shared feeling. In my experience, I would like to say that the picture will only think about winning the elections, and not about the differences on the Neet or three languages policy.
Only Mr. Shah had said that some more parties would join the NDA. You also face a call to Tamilar Katchi, whose ideology is Tamil nationalism, which disagrees with the ideology of BJP nationalism. Don’t you see a conflict?
He thought we have nationalism like our Corology, BJP has always adopted the Tamil language. Tamil Nadu BJP’s policy will always focus on Tamil
What political parties are probable to join the Alliance?
Nda will expand and more parties will join our alliance. There is still one more year for elections. Now I can’t name any party.
Interior Minister Amit Shah said that Nda will face the elections next year under the leadership of Mr. Palaniswami and expressed his confidence in government formation. If the NDA wins, will they be part of the Council or Ministers?
Mr. Shah has clearly said that the NDA would form the government. Apart from that, there are no comments.
What plans do you have to strengthen the organizational structure of the parties?
We have already formed stand committees throughout the state. From 68,000 positions, we have appointed the carriers of the office to more than 55,000 positions. The new presidents of the district were elected. The agency at the state level would soon review the operation of the Stand committees. He has decided to hold meetings with the Secretaries of the Unit, carry out a periodic review to further strengthen the units.
What is your mission and vision as president of BJP of Tamil Nadu?
I have faced several elections. BJP leaders also have a lot of experience. All of them are working hard. I will work together with them to guarantee the victory of the NDA.
You have replaced Mr. Annamalai. Is it continuously in the state or will it be transferred to the national scene, since Mr. Shah had hinted?
Mr. Shah has tweeted that Mr. Annamalai has the ability to assume roles nationwide. Even if you go to national politics, my opinion is that I should go continuously to contribute to Tamil Nadu’s policy.
Will the elections of the State Assembly compute next year?
Only national leadership will decide on that. I even thought I had become the president of the State, I cannot decide whether I must compete or not. If national leaders ask me not to arrange, I can’t play.
What is your response to the opinion that you have appointed the leg as president of Tamil Nadu BJP to consolidate the community votes ‘Mukkulethor’?
The party had state presidents in the past. They had reached the upper position only as leaders, not based on their caste. Minister of the Union [of State for Information and Broadcasting] L. Murugan, the Honorable Governors CP Radhakrishnan, L. Ganesan and Dr. Tamilisai Soundarararajan had previously served as state presidents of BJP. When they were in that position, their caste ideals were not summoned. I do not know that it is a valid question to ask what the president of BJP asked me just because I come from a particular community.
