Dmk Congress Seat-sharing Deal

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's party DMK has finalised a seat-sharing pact with its ally Congress.

With Lok Sabha election dates likely to be announced soon, DMK - the ruling party in Tamil Nadu - has finalised a seat-sharing deal with the Congress and Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), sources have said.

The race to conclude seat-share deals in Tamil Nadu - where the political landscape is dominated by the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK, with the Congress and BJP playing second fiddle - is picking up pace with the election now just weeks away.

The Congress and its Tamil Nadu ally DMK have not been able to finalise a seat-sharing deal for the April 6 election despite two rounds of talks. According to sources, the Congress's demand for contesting in 30 of the state's 234 assembly seats is unacceptable to its Dravidian ally. The MK Stalin-led party - which is the dominant partner in the all...

The DMK-Congress alliance came back from breakpoint and finally made a breakthrough. A seat-sharing arrangement for the Tamil Nadu polls was announced in Chennai late on Monday evening. The breakthrough came after senior DMK leaders, and Union Ministers, Dayanidhi Maran and MK Alagiri met Congress President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her r...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's party DMK has finalised a seat-sharing pact with its ally Congress.

With Lok Sabha election dates likely to be announced soon, DMK - the ruling party in Tamil Nadu - has finalised a seat-sharing deal with the Congress and Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), sources have said.

The race to conclude seat-share deals in Tamil Nadu - where the political landscape is dominated by the ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK, with the Congress and BJP playing second fiddle - is picking up pace with the election now just weeks away.

The Congress and its Tamil Nadu ally DMK have not been able to finalise a seat-sharing deal for the April 6 election despite two rounds of talks. According to sources, the Congress's demand for contesting in 30 of the state's 234 assembly seats is unacceptable to its Dravidian ally. The MK Stalin-led party - which is the dominant partner in the all...

The DMK-Congress alliance came back from breakpoint and finally made a breakthrough. A seat-sharing arrangement for the Tamil Nadu polls was announced in Chennai late on Monday evening. The breakthrough came after senior DMK leaders, and Union Ministers, Dayanidhi Maran and MK Alagiri met Congress President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her r...