The 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election explained
Tamil Nadu voted for its seventeenth legislative assembly on 23 April, with Chief Minister MK Stalin seeking a second consecutive term. The election is seen as a referendum on his five years in power and the impact of actor Joseph C Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on the Dravidian parties.
Tamil Nadu's seventeenth legislative assembly election took place on 23 April, with Chief Minister MK Stalin seeking a second consecutive term. Stalin's five years in power are being judged by the electorate. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The entrance of actor Joseph C Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) may affect the anti-DMK votes. The Dravidian movement has controlled Tamil Nadu's politics for almost six decades, with the DMK and AIADMK collectively winning around seventy percent of the seats since 1971. The BJP has struggled to establish itself in the state despite efforts, as it is seen as antithetical to the Dravidian movement's ideals.
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