 His party contested as part of the AIADMK alliance and won in two assembly constituencies – Tenkasi and Nanguneri.Sarathkumar won from Tenkasi and Ernavur A. Narayanan won from Nanguneri.In January 2016, Ernavur A. Narayanan has been expelled from the party for not abiding by the party rules and indulging in anti-party activities.