Tamil Nadu polls: Kamal Haasan s MNM finalises seat-sharing deal, to contest 154 seats ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 12:37 IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan s party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MKM) has finalised the seat-sharing arrangement with its alliance partners for the upcoming Tamil Nadu polls and they will be contesting on 154 out of 234 assembly seats.
On the remaining 80 seats, its two alliance partners All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) led by R. Sarathkumar and T.R. Paarivendhar s Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK) will contest on 40 seats each.
However, Hassan has not released the seat-sharing arrangement officially.
The MNM had secured around four per cent votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, with its share going as high as 10 per cent in the urban areas. Dr R Mahendran, MNM vice-president and its candidate from Coimbatore, had secured 1.45 lakh votes or 11.6 per cent of the total vote
Actor politician Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam has finalised a seat sharing pact with its allies All India Samathuva Makhal Katchi and Indiya Jananayaka Katchi for the April 6, 2021 assembly polls.
CHENNAI – Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan is likely to contest from two constituencies in the coming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu – Anthaloor and Coimbatore South – party