Ruling party getting feedback on poll performance

According to AIADMK insiders, the ruling party members are upset with the pre-poll surveys by the media organisations which gave the opposition DMK an edge. However, the AIADMK functionaries were keen to know on the exit poll scenario and are collecting intelligence from party district secretaries, ex MLAs, media and the police. The AIADMK which had invited applications for the four vacant by poll seats had also planned for a high-level meeting next week to work out on poll strategies for the upcoming bypolls to the four seats.

By Tuesday the candidate list is expected, and the party will also appoint election in charges for the constituencies and state ministers are to be part of the election work. 

The four assembly constituencies will get more attention when compared to the 18 seats and are to be supervised directly by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam. The AIADMK is also collecting the details on the impact that the rebel TTV Dhinakaran factor will have on the ruling party.

Meanwhile, Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar said that the AMMK will fail to create an impact in the current political scenario. 

To emerge as a recognised political party, a party should get six per cent of votes polled. AMMK will not get it. The AMMK will continue to be an organisation and cannot emerge as a political party, Jayakumar reporters on Friday.