India, April 12 -- Launching a scathing attack on the newly announced alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP for the 2026 assembly election, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Saturday called the tie-up a partnership which is "doomed to fail", driven by "hunger for power" and devoid of ideological foundations.

Nearly two years after parting ways, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday joined hands again, with Amit Shah declaring that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election will be fought under the leadership of AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami.

Shah also slammed the ruling DMK for 'diverting' attention from key issues by raking up matters like delimitation, NEET and the...