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#TamilNaduPolls2026 : BJP Springs A Surprise In The List Released , No Place For K Annamalai Shocks Political Pundits
Annamalai K has made commendable achievements in taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies to the people or taking the party’s projects village by village in the state
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its list of 27 candidates for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections, after negotiations within the National Democratic Aliance.
The release of the BJP’s first candidate list for the April 23 Tamil Nadu assembly elections has sent shockwaves through the state’s political circles. K Annamalai, the aggressive “Singham” of the Tamil Nadu BJP who was widely expected to lead the charge, is conspicuously absent from the roster.
While senior leaders like Tamilisai Soundararajan (Mylapore), Vanathi Srinivasan (Coimbatore North), and Union Minister L Murugan (Avinashi) have been fielded, Annamalai’s name is nowhere to be found.
Annamalai K has made commendable achievements in taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies to the people or taking the party’s projects village by village in the state. The party’s top brass, such as Home Minister Amir Shah, has on many occasions stated that the BJP will utilise Annamalai’s organisational skills in the party’s national structure.
Last year, the current BJP president, Nainar Naginthiran, replaced K Annamalai as the state party chief, as nomination for the post was received only from Nagenthiran.