Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced DMK’s first list of 164 assembly candidates. Stalin will contest from Kolathur, and son Udhayanidhi Stalin from Chepauk-Triplicane. Key candidates include Senthil Balaji (Coimbatore South), O Panneerselvam (Bodinayakkanur), Mahesh (Kanyakumari), Wahab (Palayamkottai), and KKSSR Ramachandran (Aruppukottai).