India, April 29 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that he is confident of his Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government to retain power in next year's assembly elections in the state adding that the 2026 polls will see part two of the DMK's Dravidian model.

"Version 2.0 is loading in 2026," Stalin said after presenting the demand for grants of his home department portfolio.

Stalin also listed achievements of the 4-year-old DMK government including no dropouts in the middle schools, a growth rate of 9.69% in 2024-25.

"So far, what has been witnessed is Dravidian model government part 1. Version 2.0 loading in 2026. We will create more records after that," Stalin said adding that it would be the seventh time the DMK...