Tamil superstar and aspiring politician Rajinikanth on Friday said he is ready to contest assembly elections in Tamil Nadu “whenever” the state goes to the polls. Tamil Nadu voted for 18 assembly seats along with 38 Lok Sabha seats in the second phase of the national elections on Thursday. The total strength of the Tamil Nadu Assembly is 234. The tenure of the current Tamil Nadu assembly ends in 2021. Rajinikanth had previously said that he would filed candidates in all 234 assembly constituencies in 2021 Tamil Nadu polls.

Source: Hindustan Times April 19, 2019 09:22 UTC