NDA seals deal, AIADMK to contest over 178 seats, BJP gets 27

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday finalised its seat-sharing pact for elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The seat-sharing was finalised in presence of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and Union Minister Piyush Goyal, who is the election in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Piyush Goyaland Palaniswami sign electoral pact for April 23 Assembly polls at AIADMK HQ in Chennai.BJP's Tamil Nadu unit chief Nainar Nagenthran, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss, and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary TTV Dinakaran were also present on the occasion. "We are all one family and we will fight the elections to win them... We are very satisfied with the 27 seats, we will sweep the elections as the people of the state are fed up with CM Stalin and DCM Udhayanidhi Stalin... They have hurt the culture of the state... NDA will form the government in the state," said Goyal. The people of Tamil Nadu will reject the DMK-Congress combine in the ensuing Assembly election just like the people of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi did for the INDIA combine, he said.

Tamil Nadu is ready for a strong NDA government under the visionary leadership of PM @NarendraModi ji, who has now become the longest-serving head of government in the history of India.

Under future CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami ji, we are committed to ensuring every citizen gets… pic.twitter.com/xyC2qfOaSn

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) March 23, 2026

As per the agreement, the BJP has been allotted 27 seats, seven more than what it was given in the 2021 Tamil Nadu polls. Meanwhile, the PMK and the AMMK were given 18 and 11 seats, respectively. The AIADMK, on the other hand, has retained the lion's share and has been given 178 seats.