Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called for at least 25 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders to be elected from Tamil Nadu in the next general election. Shah also criticised the Congress-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) coalition in the state, accusing them of corruption and nepotism. Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats, with one seat in Puducherry. The DMK coalition swept the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, winning 38 seats.