The two leaders are said to enjoy cordial ties and Modi had attended the swearing-in ceremony of Jayalalithaa in 2011 and the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister repaid the favour by participating in the former's swearing-in in 2012.
This is seen as an indication of Jayalalithaa warming up to a possible BJP-led NDA government after the 2014 polls even as her party had dumped former allies—CPI and CPI (M) in its race to net maximum seats, 40 to be precise in Jayalalithaa's own words.
Jayalalithaa has announced candidates for all 39 seats in the state besides the lone Puducherry segment.
Jayalalithaa goes all guns blazing for 40 seats
Chennai: Her shrill cry of “will you” attracts an equally high pitched “we will” as AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa engages the audience in her efforts to stop DMK from gaining
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