Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 19 BJP Tamil Nadu chief Nainar Nagenthran on Thursday denied any problems in the seat-sharing talks with ally AIADMK ahead of the April 23 Assembly polls and said the number of constituencies will be finalised soon.
His statement comes in the wake of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who heads the NDA in the state, rushing to Delhi to discuss seat-sharing with the BJP central leadership. Elections will be held for 234 Assembly constituencies.
"There are no issues affecting the seat-sharing talks, which are proceeding smoothly... we will finalise the numbers soon," Nagenthran told reporters here.
Responding to a question, he said that the CBI and other central agencies were functioning independently, pursuing cases against corrupt ministers, and there was no need for the BJP to threaten anyone through these agencies.
Regarding Vijay-led TVK's claim that the party was offered the chief minister's post for 2.5 years and up to 90 seats in the election as part of a poll pact, Nagenthran said he had no idea who had made these claims.
"I have been saying from the beginning that the BJP never held any alliance talks with TVK. As the party president, I have not held any discussions in this regard," he stressed.
Further, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Kanyakumari and Coimbatore, but the dates were yet to be finalised.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president Nitin Nabin, along with several national leaders, including Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, were expected to visit Tamil Nadu for the election campaign.