in the general elections of 1996. G.K Vaasan's era (2001- present) Merge with Congress After the death of his father G K Moopanar in 2001, G. K Vasan was elected without opposition as the President of the TMC by the MLA's, MP's and senior officials of the party. After the death of his father Vaasan merged the TMC with the congress in 2002. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Congress together secured 163 of the 234 seats in the 2006 Assembly elections. Split from Congress On 3 November 2014, Vaasan split the party from Congress to start the Tamil Manila Congress again. In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election he faced a defeat when he contested as part of the People's welfare front. 2019 Indian general elections - National Democratic alliance In March 2019, TMC made alliance with the AIADMK in for the 2019 Indian general elections and was allotted one seat in the Thanjavur parliamentary constituency, contesting on the AIADMK symbol. The alliance was also part of the broader alliance with the National Democratic Alliance. A TMC leader said “We are not talking to the BJP; we will be part of the AIADMK alliance,” Vasans move raised concerns when many secularist parties flocked to Congress to overthrow BJP. Administration and governance Under the leadership of G. K Vasan, the party is more concerned about the governance becoming mystified and administrations getting complicated. The party believes democracy is a culture and not the elections. Lokayukta legislation The party shall propose the passage of Lokayukta legislation in the state of Tamil Nadu, an establishment of anti-corruption institution to combat corruption in the government administrations. Live Telecast of Assembly Proceedings The party shall take up strong efforts to ‘Live Telecast the Assembly Proceedings’ and practice fair and free conduct of democracy in the floor of assembly house. "Right to Know" is the basic privilege of citizens in this great nation. Therefore, the live telecast is the primary right and it will pave way for educating the citizens to know the process of government, discover the truth and strengthen individual capacity in decision-making process. Policies Agriculture revival G. K. Vasan, during his role as member of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture between 2002 and 2004, dynamically backed the measures for National Food Security and building a Vibrant Rural Economy. In the recent protest by Tamil Nadu farmers in Jantar Mantar, New