The DMK has allotted 25 seats to ally Congress for next month's elections in Tamil Nadu. The national party has also been allotted the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat that would go for bypolls following the death of Congress MP Vasanthakumar.
DMK offers Vaiko s MDMK 6 seats as part of alliance, talks still on with Congress
Vaiko s Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) has been offered six seats by the DMK-led alliance ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
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UPDATED: March 6, 2021 20:35 IST
File photo of DMK leaders TR Baalu, Kanimozhi, Trichy Siva with MDMK general secretary Vaiko (Photo Credits: PTI)
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The Congress and Left are yet to reach an agreement with the DMK
Elections to Tamil Nadu s 234-member Assembly will be held on April 6
MDMK on Saturday finalised its seat-sharing formula with ally DMK ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The DMK-led alliance comprises junior partners such as the MDMK, Congress, IUML and the Left parties.
Updated Mar 06, 2021 · 08:11 pm A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. | IANS
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Friday inked a seat-sharing agreement with the Bharatiya Janata Party, allotting its ally 20 Assembly seats for the upcoming April 6 election in Tamil Nadu,
The Hindu reported.
The Lok Sabha bye-election ticket for the Kanyakumari constituency was also given to the BJP, according to PTI. The party named senior leader and former Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the April 6 bye-poll. The seat fell vacant after the death of Congress leader H Vasanthakumar, who succumbed to Covid-19.
DMK hopes for minority votes, but Owaisi may spoil the party
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Sat, Mar 6 2021 17:18 IST |
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DMK hopes for minority votes, but Owaisi may spoil the party. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, March 6 : The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) and its leader MK Stalin have been on a high with the possibility of support from the state s Muslim vote bank in the upcoming assembly polls. The DMK s alliance with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)and Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam(MMK) ,the two major Muslim political parties, has made them optimistic.
But the announcement by Asaddudin Owaisi that his party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AiMIM) will contest elections on 25 seats may turn out to be a concern for the DMK.