Elangovan, a former Union Minister of State, polled 1,10,516 votes, to retain the seat that had fallen vacant following the untimely death of his son Thirumahan Everaa.
The O. Panneerselvam (OPS) faction of the AIADMK made late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa as the permanent general secretary of the party.The district secretaries of the OPS faction passed a resolution to this during the faction meeting at .
The meeting is being held to discuss on whether the faction should campaign for the Erode East bypolls as the AIADMK official faction led by former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) have not invited them to be part of the campaign.Nota
O. Panneerselvam, the deposed coordinator of the opposition AIADMK, has called a meeting of district secretaries and other office-bearers of his faction on February 20.The meeting is being held to discuss on whether the faction should campaign .
The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, which is mired in controversies over the allocation of its election symbol Two Leaves and the fight between two of its powerful leaders, Edappadi K