In Tamil Nadu, the ruling TVK and opposition DMK have accused each other of horse-trading. TVK alleges former minister V Senthil Balaji attempted to poach their MLAs, leading to three arrests. DMK, in turn, claims Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and MDMK chief Vaiko conspired to induce two of their MLAs to resign.
BJP candidates Tarun Chugh, Rajneesh Agarwal, and Mahesh Kewat were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in Madhya Pradesh after Congress nominee Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination was rejected. The Congress is appealing to the Supreme Court.
AIADMK MLA P Balakrishna Reddy supports Edappadi K Palaniswami amid party crisis; 4 MLAs resign in 2 days, reducing party strength to 43 in 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Three AIADMK MLAs resigned from the Tamil Nadu Assembly and joined the ruling TVK party, sparking accusations of 'horse-trading' from DMK and AIADMK leaders. Speaker JCD Prabhakar accepted the resignations, reducing AIADMK's strength and necessitating by-elections.
AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran announced MLA S Kamaraj will face disqualification for supporting the ruling TVK government during a floor test. Dhinakaran accused Kamaraj of betrayal and stated that TVK's acceptance of his support is legally questionable, calling it 'horse-trading'.
Calling it “a mockery of democracy”, Dhinakaran said he had urged the governor to take serious note of the developments. He submitted a representation seeking an invitation for AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to form the next govt.
