SIVAGANGA, March 31: Senior leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) convened a strategic meeting at the AIADMK district office here on Monday, as part of the alliance's coordinated groundwork ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, with focus on the Tiruppattur constituency, which has been allocated to the Desiya Jana Nayaga Katchi (DJNK) under the NDA's seat-sharing framework with the BJP.
The visiting delegation called on Senthil Nathan, one of the most prominent faces of the AIADMK in the Sivaganga belt. A former Member of Parliament and the sitting AIADMK legislator from Sivaganga, Senthil Nathan currently holds the office of District Secretary of the Sivaganga unit of the AIADMK — widely regarded as the highest organisational responsibility at the district level within the party. He has been fielded as the NDA's candidate from Sivaganga constituency in the forthcoming election. The Tiruppattur assembly segment falls within the Sivaganga district.
The discussions, described as extensive and wide-ranging, centred on the practical challenges of consolidating alliance votes behind the BJP's electoral symbol in Tiruppattur, strategies for effective vote polarisation, and the drawing up of a detailed, booth-level campaign blueprint for the constituency.
The meeting concluded on a note of cordiality. Senthil Nathan honoured the visiting delegation with traditional shawls, a gesture that was reciprocated in equal measure.
Among those present were Kokkera Srinivas Yadav, Election In-charge for the Tiruppattur assembly constituency under the Madurai Zone; Ganesan, District General Secretary and Assembly In-charge; and Raman, Convener of the State Sainik Cell, along with other functionaries.
The meeting is being seen within NDA circles as part of a broader effort to ensure seamless coordination between alliance partners on the ground, well ahead of the formal campaign period.
