DMK attaches a lot of prestige to the South Chennai seat. This time, it has fielded sitting MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian against BJPs Tamilisai Soundararajan, who the governor of Telangana and lieutenant governor of Puducherry. ADMK s candidate this time is again physician J Jayavardhan, the son of its former minister D Jayakumar.
The PMK, which is contesting from 10 Parliamentary constituencies including Dharmapuri, said it would strive for caste-wise enumeration of the population in the census exercise and make legally guaranteed MSP a right of farmers, which shall be ensured by way of a legislation.