Chennai: The ruling AIADMK today invited applications from poll ticket aspirants between 24 February (the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister and party supremo J Jayalalithaa) and 5 March.
In a statement, party coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and joint coordinator and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said the applications were invited from the partymen to contest in the Assembly polls in Tamilnadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
“The application forms can be had between 10 am and 5 pm from the party headquarters on payment of fee,” they said.
The forms will have to be submitted to the headquarters during the same period. The cost of each application for Tamilnadu is Rs 15,000 while Rs 5,000 for Puducherry and Rs 2,000 for Kerala.
This statement from Palaniswami and Panneerselvam comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Chennai Sunday, had reportedly urged the heads of the AIADMK to work together for the victory of the alliance in the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamilnadu.
At Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where the government function took place, Modi joined hands with Palaniswami and Panneerselvam and the trio raised hands in a gesture with a message.
While Palaniswami met Modi personally for 15 minutes, Panneerselvam, speaking at the event, said Tamilnadu got new projects because of Centre’s support and the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is helping the State.