When MLAs from AIADMK, MDMK resigned and won bypolls on a DMK ticket
Three MLAs from the AIADMK resigned and joined the ruling TVK, highlighting a notable political shift in Tamil Nadu. This event is reminiscent of past instances where politicians switched allegiances, particularly during times when the DMK was also short of a majority. The resignations and subsequent by-elections could significantly impact the political landscape in the region.
- ▪Three AIADMK MLAs resigned and joined the ruling TVK on May 25, 2026.
- ▪This is not the first instance of such political shifts in Tamil Nadu's history.
- ▪In March 2009, N. Ramakrishnan resigned from the MDMK and won a by-election as a DMK candidate.
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The resignation of three AIADMK MLAs and their joining the ruling TVK on Monday (May 25, 2026), is not the first such instance in Tamil Nadu. Nonetheless, it stands out because they were elected just over a fortnight ago and the TVK is short of a majority in the House.In March 2009, N. Ramakrishnan, who was elected from Cumbum on a MDMK ticket as part of an AIADMK front candidate in 2006, had resigned his Assembly membership. Incidentally, at that time the DMK too was short of a majority in the House. He had accused the MDMK leadership of suspecting him. “I, as a loyalist, I cannot tolerate it,” he told journalists.
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