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News India Live, Digital Desk: In an important political development, Kamal Haasan, the veteran actor and founder of Makkal Nidhi Mayam (MNM), is fully prepared to enter the Rajya Sabha with the support of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu. According to highly placed sources, the 69 -year -old politicians will file their nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections to be held on June 19. This step has been taken as part of the pre -election agreement between DMK and MNM during the 2024 general elections.
Rajya Sabha elections are being held for six seats from Tamil Nadu as the term of the current MPs ends on July 24. DMK is in a position to win four of these seats in the state assembly. The current DMK MP P. Wilson is likely to be re -nominated, while Kamal Haasan may be the second candidate supported by the ruling party. Discussions are going on about the other two candidates.
Political calculation behind this step
The strength of the DMK -led coalition in the 234 -member Tamil Nadu Assembly ensures that it can comfortably elect four Rajya Sabha members, with each candidate requiring 34 votes. The coalition currently has 159 votes, while the remaining two seats are expected to be secured with 66 MLAs of the opposition AIADMK. This electoral mathematics makes Kamal Haasan almost certain after filing nominations.
Political analysts see it as a strategic move to fulfill its coalition commitment by the DMK as well as a major national figure to Parliament. For Kamal Haasan, this is a new chapter in his political journey that began with the launch of MNM in 2018. Although his party failed to win any seat in the 2021 assembly elections, this Rajya Sabha enrollment gives him a national platform without immediate pressures of electoral politics. The development also indicates intimate integration of MNM with a DMK -led coalition structure in Tamil Nadu.
What does it mean to the political scenario of Tamil Nadu?
In the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, a mixture of continuity and change in the representation of Tamil Nadu will be seen. DMK is likely to continue his term of Wilson, while Kamal Haasan will bring Star Power and New House.
The official announcement is expected from the DMK soon, the election process will start in the coming weeks, in which nominations will start from June 2 and the voting date has been fixed on June 19. The monsoon session of Parliament is about to begin in July, so everyone will be eyeing how the new Rajya Sabha members of Tamil Nadu, who possibly include one of the most famous actors of Indian cinema, shape the state’s representation at the national level.
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