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TVK Joins INDIA Bloc, Sparking Shift in Tamil Nadu Politics and Questions for DMK
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News18•05-10-2026, 15:05
TVK Joins INDIA Bloc, Sparking Shift in Tamil Nadu Politics and Questions for DMK
- •Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s party, Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), has formally joined the opposition INDIA bloc.
- •The political shift raises questions about whether M.K. Stalin's DMK might consider joining the BJP-led NDA or explore a third front.
- •TVK's entry into the national opposition camp has led to a halt in campaigns projecting CM Vijay as a future Prime Minister.
- •A potential move by the DMK to the NDA could pose a major challenge for Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA bloc in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
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Representatives of CM C. Joseph Vijay's party, TVK, attended an opposition meeting at the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee headquarters in Chennai, where Tamil Nadu Congress President Selvaperunthagai officially announced TVK's inclusion in the INDIA bloc.
After TVK emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Congress chose to ditch its decades-long ally DMK to extend support to CM Joseph Vijay's government, prompting the DMK to cut ties.
Following Congress's decision to ally with TVK and the resulting friction within the opposition, the DMK finds itself separated from its old alliance framework, leaving it with the option of joining the NDA to maintain its role in national politics.
