The NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu has finalised its seat-sharing deal for the Assembly polls. The meeting in Chennai was led by senior Piyush Goyal and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi Palanichamy. According to the agreement, AIADMK will contest 178 seats, BJP 27, the faction of PMK led by Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss will contest 18, and Amma Makkal Munnetra Katchi, led by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, will contest 11 seats in the upcoming Assembly polls. Speaking to the media, Mr. Goyal said the NDA alliance will sweep the Tamil Nadu elections just like in Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, and Delhi.
Congress and DMK also finalised their seat-sharing agreement yesterday. State Congress President K. Selvaperunthagai said the party will contest 28 Assembly seats, along with one seat in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
Meanwhile, in Puducherry, Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) finalised a seat-sharing agreement. Congress will contest 16 seats, while DMK has been allotted the remaining 14 seats for the upcoming Assembly elections in the Union Territory. DMK will, in turn, allocate one seat each to its alliance partners, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Communist Party of India (CPI).
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