Updated Mar 04, 2021 | 09:58 IST
Tamil Nadu elections: 234 Assembly constituencies will go to polls on April 6, 2021. Sources said that Left parties are not happy with MK Stalin-led DMK. DMK chief MK Stalin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi | Photo Credit: IANS
Chennai: Ahead of Tamil Nadu elections, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress alliance has hit a rough patch, as MK Stalin-headed outfit has refused to give 30 Assembly seats to the grand old party to contest in the upcoming polls, sources told Times Now. The state Congress leaders will be meeting today at party headquarters here and a final decision on whether to remain in the alliance or not is expected to be taken.
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Updated: Thursday, March 4, 2021, 14:01 [IST]
Chennai, Mar 04: Ahead of Tamil Nadu elections, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress alliance is seen hitting a rough patch, as MK Stalin s party has refused to give 30 Assembly seats to the grand old party to contest in the upcoming polls. The state Congress leaders will be meeting today at party headquarters and a final decision on whether to remain in the alliance or not is expected to be taken.
It can be seen that the DMK is in no mood to give more than 18 seats to Congress. The grand old party is miffed with its alliance partner and has said that the DMK is behaving like an arrogant big brother .
"We have decided to fight from six segments." Though there was dissatisfaction on the number of seats offered in the party, it was decided to accept the deal to drive out Sanathana forces from Tamil Nadu and to consolidate secular votes, Thirumavalavan told reporters.
Amid continuing uncertainties and confusion about seat sharing in both the DMK and AIADMK camps, the DMK on Thursday allotted six seats to the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), which has been hold