Tamil Nadu 2026 polls: TVK names actor Vijay CM candidate; can he take on MK Stalin?

NEW DELHI: Tamil movie star-turned-politician Vijay has been officially declared the main ministerial campaigner of his party, Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), for the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections.Vijay is besides acceptable to motorboat a state-wide circuit from September to December arsenic portion of TVK’s run preparations, aiming to presumption the enactment arsenic a superior challenger successful the state's governmental arena.He besides announced that determination volition beryllium nary confederation with the BJP.

“TVK is not DMK oregon AIADMK to bow down to the BJP,” Vijay said astatine the party’s enforcement committee meeting, sending a wide connection astir the party’s presumption up of the 2026 polls.TVK launched successful February 2024Vijay had formally launched TVK successful February 2024, months aft years of speculation astir his governmental plunge. Vijay made it wide that TVK would not contention the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, choosing alternatively to ore connected gathering grassroots enactment for 2026.“Our extremity is to contention the 2026 assembly elections and pb the cardinal governmental alteration that radical need,” Vijay had said, outlining the party's vision.

Can helium situation MK Stalin?With the announcement, the actor-turned-politician has a mammoth task ahead. He not lone has to steer his enactment to an awesome show successful the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, but besides situation the mightiness of the ruling DMK successful his bid to dethrone CM MK Stalin.For a caller enactment launched conscionable past year, it appears to beryllium a Herculean task. However, fixed the actor's popularity, the organisation mightiness outpouring a surprise.