New Delhi, April 14 -- The Avanashi Assembly constituency, a Scheduled Caste reserved segment in the Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts, is gearing up for the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly polls.

The AIADMK fortress, represented by the incumbent MLA P Dhanapal since 2001, has transformed into a high-stakes battleground which now features a Union Minister and a surge of political entrants.

This is because the AIADMK ceded this seat to its ally, the BJP, introducing a significant shift in political dynamics ahead of the 2026 polls.

L Murugan, the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, represents the BJP, bringing the weight of central government influence to the campaign.

On the opposing side, the DMK has fielded Dr V K...