Narayanasamy Anand (born 18 July 1964), popularly known as Bussy Anand, is an Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). He is serving as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu, holding the portfolio of Rural Development and Water Resources. He is also the elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Thiyagarayanagar assembly constituency in Chennai, having won the seat in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. He previously served as a Member of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from the Bussy constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Political career
Early career and Puducherry politics Anand began his political career with the Puducherry Munnetra Congress (PMC). He was elected to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly from the Bussy constituency in the 2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election, defeating DMK's Annibal Kennedy. The constituency was subsequently abolished after delimitation. He later contested from the Oupalam constituency in the 2011 and 2016 elections, first as an independent and then under the All India N.R. Congress (AINRC), but was unsuccessful on both occasions.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam On 2 February 2024, when actor Vijay launched the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Anand was appointed as the party's inaugural General Secretary, a position he continues to hold. In this capacity, he has been a prominent spokesperson for the party, and ahead of the 2026 elections publicly declared that TVK's leader would assume office as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Anand contested from the Thiyagarayanagar assembly constituency in Chennai, a constituency historically alternating between the DMK and the AIADMK. He defeated DMK's Raja Anbazhagan to win the seat, securing 51,632 votes.
Electoral history Elections Constituency Party Result Vote % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition Vote % Notes 2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election Bussy PMC 54.06 Annibal Kennedy DMK 43.55 2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly electionOupalam Independent rowspan=2 28.28A. AnbalaganAIADMK 42.59 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election AINRC 20.07 39.95 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Thiyagarayanagar TVK 38.55 B. Sathiyanarayanan AIADMK 28.83
References
External links TVK Official Candidate Page