Piyush Goyal Meets EPS in Chennai; BJP-AIADMK Kickstart Seat-Sharing Talks for 2026 Polls

Union Minister and BJP election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, Piyush Goyal, met AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami in Chennai to initiate seat-sharing talks for the 2026 Assembly elections. Addressing a gathering, Goyal criticized the 'corrupt regime of DMK' and emphasized the NDA's commitment to a 'better future for the women... youth... and farmers of Tamil Nadu.' He praised EPS as 'our leader in Tamil Nadu' and highlighted the alliance's focus on development under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting marks the formal beginning of negotiations between the two parties to consolidate the anti-DMK vote bank.