That has been the case in Kanniyakumari constituency (Nagercoil constituency until 2009) all through, with Congress remaining the most dominant force, with a long string of victories and BJP emerging as the main challenger with two wins in 1999 in alliance with DMK and in 2014 without the prop of either DMK or AIADMK, thus making Kanniyakumari a rare oasis for the party in its long electoral drought in Tamil Nadu. When PM Modi launched his ambitious South push via Tamil Nadu this time, he chose to hit Kanniyakumari right in mid-March with a rally.
Chennai/UNI: With the BJP aiming to make a mark in the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu by winning a good chunk of seats, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are likely to visit the state to campaign for the BJP-led NDA candidates.
The DMK Congress alliance has been harping on the fact that voting a BJP-ruled government is a challenge to federalism. It has labelled the BJP as a threat to the minority and Dalit communities. On the campaign trail, the DMK alliance has labelled the BJP as an upper caste party which, if it comes to power, would not allow Tamil people to eat non-vegetarian food. The party has attacked the Centre for releasing less funds to states like Tamil Nadu. The demand for scrapping of NEET by the DMK has found wide support in TN as it allegedly puts Tamil students at a disadvantage. The Opposition parties are harping on the alleged corruption involving Stalins family, the drug racket issue and the high prices of electricity in the state.
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Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan is in a close contest against his Congress rival in Tamil Nadu's Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency which he had won in 2014 but lost in 2019 and the 2021 by-elections. Considered .