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Either the author is so removed from ground reality in TN, or harbours pre-conceived biases against DMK /anti-BJP forces. It is true that the ADMK has a leadership crisis, and their vote share will dwindle. Others like BJP / Vijay are trying to fill in the anti-DMK space that may get vacated by the ADMK. It is also true that BJP has been able to present itself as a natural alternative to some groups like ex-ADMK supporters in Western TN, the christian/nadar groups in Southern TN and brahmins across the state (decades back, the Cong used to occupy this space). This has pushed their vote share to the tweens. But to say that DMK has a leadership crisis is laughable. Infact they have gotten much stronger on ground than before – they have been able to do 3 things well: 1. successfully re-ignite the Dravidian identity and Tamil-pride narrative to consolidate the electorate, 2. ensure conversations & PR around local governance and pwd works, and 3. push industrial development and job creation aggressively. They will surely release their familiar 4th weapon – welfare doles – in the coming year. Its not a simple arithmatic. Much of the ADMK vote share will go to the DMK (bulk of the TN electorate has never shied away from swinging between them).
Either the author is so removed from ground reality in TN, or harbours pre-conceived biases against DMK /anti-BJP forces. It is true that the ADMK has a leadership crisis, and their vote share will dwindle. Others like BJP / Vijay are trying to fill in the anti-DMK space that may get vacated by the ADMK. It is also true that BJP has been able to present itself as a natural alternative to some groups like ex-ADMK supporters in Western TN, the christian/nadar groups in Southern TN and brahmins across the state (decades back, the Cong used to occupy this space). This has pushed their vote share to the tweens. But to say that DMK has a leadership crisis is laughable. Infact they have gotten much stronger on ground than before – they have been able to do 3 things well: 1. successfully re-ignite the Dravidian identity and Tamil-pride narrative to consolidate the electorate, 2. ensure conversations & PR around local governance and pwd works, and 3. push industrial development and job creation aggressively. They will surely release their familiar 4th weapon – welfare doles – in the coming year. Its not a simple arithmatic. Much of the ADMK vote share will go to the DMK (bulk of the TN electorate has never shied away from swinging between them).
The AIADMK is a lifeboat for the BJP in Tamil Nadu. But the BJP will always be adrift.