New Delhi, March 15 -- Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory Puducherry are set to hold the 2026 Assembly Elections along with three more states, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday set to announce the schedule of the polls later today.

Elections will be held for the 234 seats of the Tamil Nadu Assembly with incumbent chief minster MK Stalin-led Secular Progressive Alliance seeking a second consecutive term pitted against the BJP-AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance.

Puducherry will hold elections for all 30 constituencies of the 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The Congress is contesting in an alliance with DMK and CPI while the opposition comprises of the All India NR Congress, BJP and the AIADMK.

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