Goyal's Chennai Visit Strengthens NDA for 2026 Polls

Piyush Goyal, a Union Minister and the BJP's election in-charge for Tamil Nadu, visited Chennai on December 23, 2025.

This was his first visit to the state in his new role.

He met with important leaders like the Governor of Tamil Nadu, R N Ravi, and the head of the AIADMK party, Edappadi K Palaniswami.

He also talked to other BJP leaders to see how ready they are for the next big election in 2026.

The meetings were mostly to get to know everyone better and discuss how to share seats in the election.

Goyal was accompanied by other senior BJP leaders.

The BJP is likely to demand 30 seats in the 2026 Assembly election, which is about ten more than they contested in 2021.

Goyal's visit is important because it shows the BJP's focus on preparing for the upcoming elections in Tamil Nadu.

He also had lunch with AIADMK leaders to discuss strengthening the NDA alliance and avoid vote splits that could benefit the DMK.

The NDA is working to build a strong alliance, but nothing has been finalized yet.