Chennai, March 27 The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu announced its second list of party candidates for the April 23 assembly elections, retaining some of its sitting MLAs.
The list also includes several former ministers and other senior party officials.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami announced the names of candidates for 127 constituencies, including the Tirunelveli assembly constituency, from where BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran won in the 2021 elections. The party has also fielded Thanjai N Ganesaraja, a senior member, from the southern constituency.
Nagenthran had earlier in the day said that he would contest from the Sattur seat (Virudhunagar district) in the upcoming elections.
Former state minister B V Ramana has been nominated to contest from Tiruvallur, while another ex-minister and sitting MLA, Pollachi V Jayaraman, has been fielded again from Pollachi.
Party legislator from Maduranthakam, Maragadam Kumaravel, has been renominated.
The AIADMK, which leads the National Democratic Alliance in Tamil Nadu, is contesting from 169 seats, and has already announced candidates for 23 constituencies in the first list, including Palaniswami.
With today's list, the party has nominated candidates for 150 constituencies.
Single-phase elections to the 234 assembly constituencies will be held on April 23.
Other constituents of the NDA include the BJP, PMK, and AMMK.