A.R.R. Raghuraman, the sitting MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) for Sattur in Tamil Nadu (a state in southern India), has defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the last day of local campaigning, joining in the presence of BJP state president and Sattur candidate Nainar Nagenthran. Raghuraman, previously a member of the regional MDMK party who had won his seat under the DMK alliance banner, made the switch just ahead of a campaign rally addressed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. The timing is significant as the move appears aimed at consolidating support from the Naidu community, which holds considerable electoral influence in the Sattur constituency.