TVK declares actor Vijay as CM candidate for 2026 Tamil Nadu polls

Synopsis: Resolutions passed by TVK's executive committee included a people-connect campaign, membership drive, and one against having any alliance with the BJP or DMK at any level.

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) named its founder, Vijay, as the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Assembly election in 2026.

The party also categorically stated that it will not have any direct or indirect alliance with the BJP at the national or DMK at the state levels. The party’s executive committee passed a resolution against having any truck with the BJP or DMK at a meeting on Friday, 4 July. The party’s chief, actor-turned-politician Vijay, introduced the resolution.

It was also decided to launch a people-connect campaign in September, a month after the party’s second state conference. Vijay will head the campaign, which will run till December.

As part of strengthening the party, TVK will hold consultations with booth-level agents, besides rolling out a membership campaign in the second week of July.