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Kamal Haasan’s MNM Launches 2026 Poll Push With Five-Member Election Panel

Early moves collide with reports of a three-seat DMK offer, sharpening the stakes in seat-sharing talks.

Overview

  • At an executive meeting in Chennai, the party cleared more than 10 resolutions, including an election war room and new policy planks.
  • A five-member committee comprising A. Arunachalam, Thangavelu, A. G. Mouriya, Chandrasekhar and Dakshinamoorthy will steer election operations.
  • Ticket applications opened for Assembly aspirants with the nomination fee set at Rs 50,000.
  • The Election Commission has allotted the ‘Battery Torch’ as MNM’s election symbol.
  • Leaders prepared a tentative list of 15 preferred constituencies, with reports indicating the DMK may allocate only three seats to MNM; a ‘Remembering Babuji’ event is scheduled in Madurai on February 21.