Erode East bypoll: Prelude to DMK's grand victory in 2026, says candidate Chandhirakumar

The DMK's propaganda committee state joint convenor and party candidate for the Erode East bye-election, V.C. Chandhirakumar, has declared that the ruling party's expected landslide victory will serve as a prelude to its grand win in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

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After casting his vote alongside his family at a polling station on the Mosuvanna Street in Erode, Chandhirakumar spoke to the media, emphasising the natural progression of the bye-election.

He clarified that the bypoll was necessitated by the passing of Congress MLA E.V.K.S. Elangovan and was not an imposed election.

Chandhirakumar dismissed any claims of voter discontent regarding the bypoll, contrasting the situation with North Indian states, where he alleged that the BJP "forces MLAs to resign to trigger elections."