DMDK joins DMK-led alliance for Tamil Nadu’s 2026 polls, ending years of rivalry.

The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) has joined the DMK-led alliance ahead of Tamil Nadu’s 2026 Assembly elections, marking its first alliance with the DMK since its 2005 founding. The move, confirmed by DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth after a meeting with DMK president MK Stalin, reflects the party’s cadre-driven decision and aims to strengthen the secular progressive coalition. The alliance, expected to boost the DMK’s electoral prospects, follows DMDK’s prior ties with AIADMK and BJP. Seat-sharing details remain pending, with a committee to be formed. The DMK-led front now includes the Congress, and political analysts view the shift as a strategic realignment ahead of the first-half 2026 vote.