The narratives set by these two parties have narrowed down the poll battle between them and almost eclipsed the election campaign of other players such as Congress, the Left parties, and Seeman’s NTK.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami’s soft approach towards BJP seems to have given an edge to DMK president MK Stalin in making it a poll issue. Stalin’s double-barrelled gun aims shots at both AIADMK and BJP, often provoking Palaniswami to become a vocal critic of BJP. Faced with constant criticism, Palaniswami is now forced to respond.