BJP Draws A Blank In State, But Vote Share Rises To 11%

Saffron party pushes AIADMK to third place in 10 constituencies

-  T MURUGANANDHAM

THE BJP's state unit, which has been trying to gain a strong foothold for a long time, has improved its vote share in the 2024 Lok Sabha election by securing around 11% votes. The party contested 23 seats by fielding senior leaders in key constituencies but could not win any seat.

Since the BJP got a 3.58% vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, getting around 11% votes this time in alliance with many parties will help it prepare for the 2026 Assembly election.

The NDA's vote share in Tamil Nadu this time is 18.2% against 18.5% in 2014.

In this election, the BJP's candidates have pushed the AIADMK candidates to third place in 10 constituencies. BJP state president K Annamalai is the runner-up candidate in Coimbatore. Though he could not win the seat, pushing the AIADMK to third place in a constituency considered the Dravidian major's bastion assumes importance.