The BJP, an ally of AINRC within the Union Territory, on Sunday (March 22, 2026) introduced M Arulmurugan as its Karaikal (South) candidate for the April 9 Meeting polls.
A press launch issued by the BJP’s Central workplace in New Delhi mentioned this.
The BJP received 10 seats within the AINRC-led alliance, and the territorial Meeting has 30 seats.
The settlement was reached between it and the AINRC when the regional social gathering’s leaders met Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
The AINRC has been earmarked 16 seats, and the AIADMK and Lakshia Jananayaga katchi (LJK) have been allotted two seats every.
Territorial Dwelling Minister A Namassivayam is searching for re-election from Mannadipet as a BJP candidate. Speaker of the outgoing Meeting Embalam R Selvam is searching for re-election from Manavely.
A John Kumar of the BJP, a Minister inducted within the AINRC-led NDA authorities in 2025 and remaining and not using a portfolio, has been shifted to Mudaliarpet from Kamaraj Nagar constituency.
Sai J Saravanan Kumar of the BJP, a former minister within the current authorities, was not given a ticket and E Theepainthan a nominated legislator within the outgoing Meeting, is fielded as BJP candidate in Oussudu. Saravanan Kumar’s supporters staged a protest on Saturday, towards the denial of a ticket to him. They burnt their social gathering identification playing cards in entrance of BJP workplace.
Equally, former legislator A Baskar who joined the BJP after quitting AIADMK a number of months in the past within the presence of Mansukh Mandaviya at Mudarliarpet, couldn’t discover his title within the candidates’ record. His supporters registered their protest too.
Baskar is the elder brother of the AIADMK secretary right here, A Anbalagan. — PTI
