India, March 12 -- Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) of TTV Dhinakaran, who was expelled from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 2017 along with his aunt and former chief J Jayalalithaa's aide V K Sasikala, will contest the 2024 national polls due this summer in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu.

"We have sealed an alliance with the BJP," Dhinakaran announced on Monday. He added the AMMK offered "unconditional support" to the BJP to ensure that Tamil Nadu does its bit in re-electing Narendra Modi as the prime minister for a third consecutive term.

He said they have been in talks with the BJP for six months and have not made any specific demand for the number of seats. "I only said that...