Former CPI (M) MLA S Rajendran joins BJP, says move made "without any conditions or desire to contest elections"

Former CPI(M) MLA S Rajendran has joined the BJP. He stated he has no conditions and no desire to contest elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the NDA's Tamil Nadu Assembly election campaign on January 23. The AIADMK-led NDA aims to regain power. The ruling DMK seeks to retain its position.