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CM Vijay to Launch Campaign for Oct 6 Bypolls, Confront Opposition Amidst Key Issues
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News18•25-09-2026, 10:30
CM Vijay to Launch Campaign for Oct 6 Bypolls, Confront Opposition Amidst Key Issues
- •Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will launch his campaign for the October 6 bypolls in Maduranthakam on Friday.
- •The bypolls in Maduranthakam and Dharapuram constituencies were necessitated by the resignations of AIADMK legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama, who then joined the ruling TVK and are now re-contesting from the same segments.
- •Vijay's campaign comes amidst significant opposition to the government's proposed Secretariat-Assembly complex near Marina Beach and ongoing power cuts.
- •The ruling TVK is expected to leverage CM Vijay's popularity and welfare schemes, including expanded free bus rides for women and gold rings for newborns, to counter opposition attacks.
- •This marks the first bypolls faced by the TVK regime since assuming office in May 2026, with the Madras High Court recently dismissing a petition challenging the nominations of the re-contesting MLAs.
Key Questions Answered
The bypolls for the Maduranthakam and Dharapuram Assembly constituencies are scheduled to be held on October 6.
The byelections were necessitated after AIADMK legislators Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama resigned from their posts and joined the ruling TVK.
The Madras High Court on September 24 dismissed a petition that sought a direction to the Election Commission to not accept the nomination forms of Sathyabama and Maragatham Kumaravel.