Interestingly, on May 25, 2022, exactly three years ago, the AIADMK announced its two candidates contesting the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha.

The AIADMK — with O Panneerselvam as its coordinator and Edappadi K Palaniswami as its joint coordinator — announced the candidates CVe Shanmugam (a supporter of Palaniswami) and R Dharmar (supporter of Panneerselvam).

The announcement of the candidates took an unusually long time due to differences between Panneerselvam and Palaniswami. This led to the demand for a single-person leadership within the AIADMK. Eventually, at the general council meeting of the party on July 11, 2022, Panneerselvam was removed as the coordinator and Palaniswami appointed as the interim general secretary of the party.

In the DMK, one seat is likely to be given to MNM president Kamal Haasan, as per an agreement made during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Since Durai Vaiko, son of MDMK general secretary Vaiko, has been made an MP, sources observed that Vaiko may not be given one more opportunity to become an MP. Senior lawyer P Wilson will likely get one more term. The DMK will deliberate on candidates for the remaining two seats.

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