Updated: Saturday, February 27, 2021, 16:25 [IST]
Chennai Feb 27: The ruling AIADMK and BJP commenced the talks for sharing seats for the April 6 assembly election in the state. Both the parties are likely to arrive at a consensus soon.
A delegation from the BJP which included Union Ministers Kishan Reddy, Gen VK Singh, BJP national general secretary in-charge of Tamil Nadu CT Ravi, state party chief L Murugan, held discussions with Chief Minister and AIADMK co-coordinator K Palaniswami and AIADMK coordinator and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam, on Saturday.
BJP state organising general secretary Kesava Vinayagan was also present during the talks. The parleys, according to a BJP senior, were cordial and the deal is likely to be clinched soon.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls: AIADMK-BJP Commence Seat-Sharing Talks
A delegation from BJP including Union ministers Reddy, V K Singh, Ravi and Murugan held talks with CM K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O. Panneerselvam PIB/PTI Photo outlookindia.com 2021-02-27T15:33:58+05:30
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Both the parties are expected to arrive at a consensus soon.
A delegation from the BJP which included Union Ministers Kishan Reddy, Gen V K Singh, BJP national general secretary in-charge of Tamil Nadu C T Ravi, state party chief L Murugan, held discussions with Chief Minister and AIADMK co-coordinator K Palaniswami and AIADMK coordinator and Deputy CM O. Panneerselvam, on Saturday.
AIADMK s Last-Minute Quota Deal Seals Alliance, Seat-Sharing Done Assembly election in Tamil Nadu: This was just one of the many wheels that began to turn or accelerated. The state goes to polls on April 6.
Updated: February 28, 2021 7:19 am IST
The PMK and AIADMK will begin seat-sharing talks on Saturday. (File)
Chennai:
Minutes before the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for five states, including Tamil Nadu, yesterday, the state Assembly cleared 10.5% reservation for the Vanniyar community in educational institutions and in the appointment of posts in government services. What was not reported then is that the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhakam (AIADMK) also sealed a poll deal with the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), a party with strong roots in the community that the legislators had just favoured.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 27 (ANI): All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) and Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK) on Saturday announced to contest upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in an alliance.
Sarath Kumar, IJK form alliance
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Will work towards a change in State, says AISMK leader
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Will work towards a change in State, says AISMK leader
All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi founded by R. Sarath Kumar and Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi, founded by Paarivendhar of the SRM group, have formed an alliance for the upcoming Assembly election. While Mr. Sarath Kumar was in the AIADMK alliance, Paarivendhar had won the 2019 Lok Sabha polls on the DMK symbol from Perambalur.
In a statement on Friday, Mr. Sarath Kumar described it as the first alliance which would work towards bringing a change in the State. It would lift the standard of living of thepeople.