Tamil Nadu Assembly election: DMDK joins DMK-led bloc; alliance will win over 200 seats, says Premallatha

The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), basically based by actor Vijayakant, joined the DMK alliance on Thursday (February 19, 2026). Its leader Premallatha Vijayakant met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.Okay. Stalin at the DMK’s headquarters ‘Anna Arivalayam’ in Chennai. She used to be accompanied by her brother L.Okay. Sudheesh.

Deputy Chief Minister Udhyanidhi Stalin, DMK Parliamentary Compile collectively leader Kanimozhi, senior Minister Okay.N. Nehru had been also most celebrated for the length of the meeting.

“You would possibly possibly possibly also were asking regarding the alliance, and now there’s an formula to your ask. Now we have finalised the alliance,” talked about Ms. Premallatha.

‘Vijayakant’s favor’

She talked about the alliance used to be fashioned as per the wishes of DMDK district secretaries and cadre. “Our leader, Captain (Vijayakant), wanted this to occur in 2016 itself, and Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) even talked about, ‘The fruit is set to whisk into the milk.’ Captain is no longer with us now, but the alliance has came about after 10 years,” the DMDK frequent secretary added.

Ms. Premallatha talked about this used to be the foremost time the DMDK had fashioned such an alliance, and that birthday celebration individuals and leaders from every aspect had welcomed it. “We are going to be able to pick up more than 200 seats,” she talked about. Alternatively, she did no longer solution questions about whether she would contest the election or regarding the allocation of a Rajya Sabha seat.

Allotment of seats

“A committee will most likely be fashioned to debate the seats and candidates, and the leisure resolution will most likely be announced by Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin,” she talked about.

When requested about reviews that her birthday celebration used to be expected to affix the AIADMK-BJP alliance, she talked about this used to be incorrect and had been spread by “YouTubers and satellite tv for laptop channels to raise their TRP ratings.”

Immensely delighted: Stalin

In a message on social media, Mr. Stalin talked about he used to be immensely delighted that the DMDK, basically based by his good friend Vijayakant, who had grand affection for Kalaignar, had joined the DMK.

“I welcome Ms. Premallatha, who’s efficiently operating the birthday celebration, and the different leaders of the birthday celebration. You would possibly possibly possibly in fact have a celebration flag in red and murky. Let it make contributions to the improvement of the Assert. Permit us to accelerate collectively in mumble that the Dravidian Mannequin executive continues and Tamil Nadu achieves increase in all fields,” he talked about.