Campaigning for Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly elections is reaching a fever pitch, with leaders from across the political spectrum braving scorching temperatures to canvass votes door-to-door across the state. BJP's Mylapore candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan framed the contest as a fight between Tamil Nadu's citizens and the ruling DMK, while Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin pressed his campaign in his own Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency. The election is also drawing in complex local rivalries, including in Pennagaram, where a family feud within the splintered PMK has led Congress to field a candidate whose father's expulsion from the party has added a charged personal dimension to an already competitive race.