The bypolls will be held along with the assembly election in Tamil Nadu. The seat fell vacant after Congress MP H Vasanthakumar died of Covid-19 last year.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah kicks-off BJP poll campaign in Tamil Nadu
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday kick-off the election campaign of BJP leader Pon Radha krishnan
| 8 March 2021 9:18 AM GMT
CHENNAI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday kick-off the election campaign of BJP leader Pon Radha krishnan, who is contesting from the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat, by conducting a road show. Shah started his campaign after offering prayers at the Hanuman Temple in Sucheendram.
The Union Home Minister then launched the Vijay Sankalp Mahasampark Abhiyan at Sucheendram by canvassing votes conducting door-to-door campaign. He campaigned at 11 homes in the town as part of the initiative. The Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting the elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly and the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat in alliance with the AIADMK and PMK. The ruling AIADMK has allotted 20 Assembly seats and the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat to the BJP. The PMK is contesting from 23 seats in the
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday kick-off the election campaign of BJP leader Pon Radhakrishnan, who is contesting from the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat, by conducting a road show.Shah started his campaign after offering prayers at the .
Shah was accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and supporters during his visit to the temple. As per the schedule of his visit to the state, Shah will launch Vijay Sankalp Mahasampark Abhiyan a door-to-door campaign at Suchindram Town in Kanyakumari. Shah will also hold a roadshow from Hindu college to Veppamodu Kamraj statue in Kanyakumari. This is Shah s second visit to the state in a week. Last Sunday, he visited Chennai and met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam. BJP is contesting Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu in alliance with incumbent All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The AIADMK late Friday night announced that it allocated 20 Assembly constituencies to the BJP for the ensuing elections along with the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha constituency.