Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 | 'May happen with god's grace': MP Thambidurai says there's public sentiment for AIADMK's return to power

Tamil Nadu assembly elections concluded with actor-politician Vijay-led TVK's landslide victory, however, he lacks the numbers to form the new government. On this note, MP M Thambidurai remarked that the public sentiment lies in AIADMK coming into power.

On Friday, the senior leader said public sentiments in the state were in favour of AIADMK returning to power.

"That is the feeling... there is public sentiment that AIADMK has to come to power. Whenever my leader Edappadi K Palaniswami visited them, public showed their emotions... that may happen in due course of time with god's grace," he told reporters.

Thambidurai noted that the political scenario would be clear in due course of time, alongside hoping for AIADMK's return: "My party, my leader will come back (to power)."

The AIADMK which finished third in the April 23 Assembly election secured only 47 seats in the 234-member House while its rival TVK led by Vijay won 108 seats. The DMK had won 59. No political party had managed to obtain a simple majority on their own to form the government.

Fueling speculation of an alliance in view of hung assembly and also to keep its MLAs-designate together, the AIADMK leadership has moved the newly elected members to a resort in neighbouring Puducherry.

(With PTI inputs)