It appears the BJP and the E Palaniswami camp within the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu have entered into a pact to end the six-month-long political stalemate in the state following the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year.

Sources close to the EPS camp in Tamil Nadu have told India Today TV that senior BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan has been asked by her party to build bridges with the state government and help it deal with the threats posed by the rebel O Panneerselvam camp.

"We are ready to help the state government... We want the Chief Minister to concentrate on people's welfare," said Sreenivasan - who belongs to the same region in Tamil Nadu that Chief Minister Edapaddi Palanisamy comes from - to India Today.

For the BJP, the forthcoming presidential election is an opportunity to build allies within the EPS camp. "For the presidential election, we will see about taking support from the AIADMK in the coming days," Srinivasan said.

"As a political viewpoint, whether this government will last for the complete four-year term is a question mark because after the split in the AIADMK and arrest of TTV Dinakaran, there are certain circumstances which are not created by the BJP but by themselves," she said.

The BJP leader said the party plans to grow in Tamil Nadu. "There is no war or peace. We want to grow in Tamil Nadu. We are doing political activities for that. In coming days, you will know more. Let them decide their future. We are concerned about our growth," she said.

ON RAJINIKANTH

The BJP leader said all options "are open" to try and rope in megastar Rajinikanth into the party. "The BJP is keeping options open for Rajinikanth. We know that Prime Minister Modi and Rajinikanth are close. We leave it to him to take a decision," Sreenivasan said.

In order to gain its foothold in the southern state with a marginal presence, the BJP has been wooing Rajinikanth for long.

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