Overview

• DMK high command plans to renominate senior advocate P. Wilson and incumbent MP M. M. Abdulla for second Rajya Sabha terms.
• Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan is assured his maiden Rajya Sabha entry under the DMK-led coalition.
• Seat calculations based on assembly strength indicate DMK can secure three seats independently plus one with allied support.
• AIADMK is set to retain at least one seat, with former ministers S. Semmalai, D. Jayakumar and Gokula Indira among the contenders.
• Analysts view the elections as a bellwether for the evolving partnership strategies ahead of next year’s state polls.