Chennai: With the by-elections to the Erode East Assembly constituency to be held on February 27, the DMK front has stepped up its campaign.

The front is bringing in several senior leaders and ministers for the campaign of the Congress leader and former Union Minister, E.V.K.S Elangovan who is the front candidate for the seat.

The young scion of the Karunanidhi family and Tamil Nadu Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Udayanidhi Stalin will commence his campaign for the Congress, DMK candidate, Elangovan from Friday.

Udayanidhi, who is the son of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, was a movie actor and producer and is highly popular among the youths of the state. He is currently the secretary of the youth wing of the DMK.

The presence of Udayanidhi Stalin is expected to lift the morale of the DMK camp as election for the Erode East bypoll has become tight for the DMK even though the party had thought it was a cakewalk.

The Congress, DMK candidate E. Thirumahan Everaa had won the seat in the 2021 Assembly elections at a margin of 8,924 seats and his passing away on January 4 has led to a bypoll in the constituency.

Even though the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) of South Indian superstar Kamal Haasan has extended its support to the Congress candidate, the DMK, Congress camp is worried that there could be undercurrents at play in the election.