Chennai, Aug 16 (Reporter) Asserting that the DMK has won in people's forums continuously right from the 2019 Lok Sabha polls to the recent Vikravandhi Assembly bypoll, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Party President M K Stalin on Friday has set a target of winning 200 seats in the 2026 Assembly elections and form the government again. Addressing the DMK District Secretaries meeting at the party headquarters 'Anna Arivalayam' here, he gave a clarion call to the partymen setting a target of winning 200 seats in the 2026 elections. The state has a total of 234 Assembly constituencies. Stating that the 200 seat target was not a mere political rhetoric, Mr Stalin said it was a probable target that could be achieved through fieldwork and people's goodwill. Citing th DMK's continuous victory right from 2019 Lok Sabha elections and the recent Vikravandi Assembly bypoll, he said "if we work without any slackness, there is no doubt that we can form the government again in 2026". He also appealed to the district secretaries, functionaries and the cadres to commence their field work now itself to achieve this and function unwaveringly for the next two years keeping the elections in mind. Calling upon the district secretaries to highlight the ruling DMK's achievements, including various welfare and flagship schemes to the people while responding to criticisms, Mr Stalin said he did not set the 200 seat target in 2026 polls as mere political rhetoric uttered from the dais. "We have implemented several welfare schemes to such an extend and have won the goodwill and trust of the people (as seen in 2021 Assembly elections in which DMK won by a resounding margin and returned to power after ten years and the complete sweep--40 out of 40--in the April Lok Sabha polls)", he added. Observing that the schemes launched by his government were designed in such a way that there would be beneficiaries in each and every household of the State, the Chief Minister said fieldwork was very important to transform the welfare schemes that have reached and benefitted the people into votes. "For this, we must start working from now onwards", he added. Talking about his official visit to US beginning on August 27 to attract investments for the state, Mr Stalin told the district secretaries to ensure that the works pertaining to the "Mupperum Vizha" to mark DMK completing 75 years of its existence on DMK Patriarch M Karunanidhi's centenary this year and the works entrusted to them. He said though he would be in the US, he would be monitoring the party activities through the headquarters. Earlier, a resolution adopted the meeting said to mark the Platinum jubilee, a grand event would be held in Chennai on September 17, the day party was founded by DMK Stalwart C N Annadurai in 1949. Stating that the contributions of the DMK movement, which has completed 75 years, was still needed for the next 100 years, Mr Stalin it was because of the hardwork put in and the sacrifices made by the crores of workers, that the DMK has grown and strengthened its roots like a Banyan tree. "We are now enjoying the fruits of hardwork put in by crores of workers for the growth of the DMK", he said, adding, "we have a historic duty to take this movement to the next generation and you have devote yourselves fully towards this"...////...