The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has its eyes on every single vote in Tamil Nadu and is working in “mission mode" on a strategy to prevent any split in the anti-DMK vote ahead of the assembly elections in the state scheduled for early next year.

While hurdles remain in managing ties with allies, the party is determined to ensure that the anti-DMK votes do not get divided. For this, efforts are underway to bring smaller parties under the NDA umbrella.

Last week, AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) held a detailed meeting in Delhi with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss assembly poll strategy and the issue of re-inducting expelled leaders into AIADMK.

According to AIADMK sources, EPS conveyed to Shah that the BJP should not back the return of expelled AIADMK leaders, warning

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