Poll boycott by AIADMK unhealthy, say analysts

POLITICAL analysts are of the view that the AIADMK's decision to boycott the byelection to Vikravadi constituency will further demoralise the grassroots level cadre of the party who were already dejected by the rout in the Lok Sabha elections.

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However, AIADMK functionaries deny this contention and are confident that the party will successfully overcome this impasse and win the 2026 Assembly elections.

Though political analysts point out that the DMK too boycotted byelections to Assembly constituencies and to local bodies in the past, they argue that AIADMK boycotting the byelection will have a different effect on the party since it came just after the LS poll debacle.