Having 39 seats in the Lok Sabha, Tamil Nadu is one of the strategically important states both for the INDIA front as well as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). With a robust history of anti-Brahmin politics and a strong foundation in Dravidian ideology, Tamil Nadu continues to present a formidable challenge for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), despite successful efforts by the Parivar organisations, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), to penetrate the state’s cultural fabric.