{"id":15770,"date":"2026-06-02T12:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/annamalai-meets-bjp-president-nitin-nabin-amid-speculation-over-exit-from-party-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:41:14","slug":"annamalai-meets-bjp-president-nitin-nabin-amid-speculation-over-exit-from-party-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/annamalai-meets-bjp-president-nitin-nabin-amid-speculation-over-exit-from-party-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Annamalai meets BJP president Nitin Nabin amid speculation over exit from party | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131456208,imgsize-759116,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/untitled-design-79.jpg\" alt=\"Annamalai meets BJP president Nitin Nabin amid speculation over exit from party\" title=\".\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K Annamalai met party national president <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nitin-nabin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Nitin Nabin<\/a> and general secretary BL Santosh in New Delhi on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The meeting comes amid speculations that Annamalai is planning to leave the BJP and launch a new political party, though not immediately. <!-- -->According to sources, Annamalai has been having serious differences with the party leadership for several months.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Also read | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/chennai\/annamalai-to-quit-bjp-launch-new-political-party\/articleshow\/131443852.cms\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">TOI Exclusive: Annamalai to quit BJP, launch new political party<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>On Monday, when asked about the reports and speculation surrounding his next move, Annamalai said, &#8220;Please wait. We will sit down and talk in two days.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The speculation has intensified ahead of Annamalai&#8217;s birthday on June 4, with posters carrying slogans such as &#8220;Our Leader, Come and Lead Us&#8221; appearing along key roads and streets in the city.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The political developments come in the backdrop of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, which marked a major shift in the state&#8217;s political landscape. TVK won 108 seats in its debut election, ending the decades-long dominance of the DMK and AIADMK formations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Following the victory, Vijay assumed office as the 13th chief minister of Tamil Nadu after securing the support of 120 MLAs in the 234-member Assembly. Governor Arlekar administered the oath of office to Vijay and his Cabinet, which includes ministers &#8216;Bussy&#8217; N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, KA Sengottaiyan, KG Arunraaj, P Venkataramanan, CTR Nirmal Kumar, A Rajmohan, Keerthana and KT Prabhu.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>A former IPS officer, Annamalai joined the BJP in 2020 and led the party&#8217;s Tamil Nadu unit from 2021 to 2025. During this period, he became one of the BJP&#8217;s prominent leaders in the state through extensive outreach campaigns and gained considerable support among young voters and on social media. Speculation surrounding his political future has grown since the 2026 Assembly elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/annamalai-meets-bjp-president-nitin-nabin-amid-speculation-over-exit-from-party\/articleshow\/131456157.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K Annamalai met party national president Nitin Nabin and general secretary BL Santosh in New Delhi on Tuesday.The meeting comes amid speculations that Annamalai is planning to leave the BJP and launch a new political party, though not immediately. 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