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After much intervention and discussions with its high command, the state unit of Congress reached an amicable agreement for 25 assembly constituencies for the upcoming polls.
general secretary,
Sitaram Yechury, elaborates on his thoughts over seat sharing, his party’s position on the third front
and
the BJP among others. Edited excerpts:
When will the CPI(M) conclude the seat-sharing agreement with the DMK for the Assembly election? What is holding it up?
Well, talks are on. I think they are talking to all constituents of the broader front. With some of them, the agreement has been reached and with some, including the CPI(M), it will be reached soon, in another day or so. It is essentially on the number of seats that each one will contest. But I think it will be completed soon, by tomorrow or the day after.
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The party has been allotted the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat.
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AIADMK workers distribute sweets after the party’s first list of candidates was announced at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai on March 5, 2021.
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The party has been allotted the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat.
In a late night development, the ruling AIADMK signed a pact with the BJP, allotting it 20 Assembly seats and the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha (bypoll) constituency for the April 6 election.
The Kanniyakumari vacancy was caused by the death of Congress MP H. Vasanthakumar.
The seat-sharing agreement in the ruling camp was signed by O. Panneerselvam, coordinator, and Edappadi K. Palaniswami, co-coordinator of the AIADMK, C.T. Ravi, national general secretary of the BJP in-charge of Tamil Nadu, and L. Murugan, BJP Tamil Nadu president. “It has been decided that the AIADMK and the BJP will be part of an alliance to face the Assembly poll on April 6. Based on a