Chennai, March 4 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) Tamil Nadu State Secretary M Veerapandian on Wednesday stated that the party's primary objective remains the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reinforcing their continued alliance with the DMK and Chief Minister MK Stalin.

Speaking during the ongoing seat-sharing negotiations for the 2026 Assembly elections, Veerapandian expressed confidence in a victory for the upcoming election, noting they are proceeding "smoothly."

Speaking to ANI, he said," Our primary objective is to defeat the BJP, therefore we stand with DMK and the Chief Minister; we will win. The negotiations are going on smoothly."

Earlier, Congress MP Manickam Tagore hinted at accepting an alliance with coalition ...