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Chennai, March 4 – After days of intense negotiations and uncertainty, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress formally signed their seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Wednesday.According to the agreement, the Congress will contest 28...

Chennai, March 4 The DMK and Congress, key allies in Tamil Nadu, finalized their seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Wednesday, effectively ending speculation that questioned the continuation of their alliance due to demands for power-sharing from some within...

Chennai, March 4 – The Congress high command has authorized senior party leader P. Chidambaram to finalize the long-awaited seat-sharing agreement with Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for the upcoming elections.The decision was made following consultations among the party's...

Chennai, March 3 Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, accompanied by TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai, met Chief Minister M K Stalin at his office here on Tuesday amidst a stalemate between the two parties over seat-sharing arrangements.During the one-hour meeting with Stalin, who is the...

New Delhi/Chennai, March 3 The AIADMK will soon begin talks with its allies regarding seat allocation, its chief Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Tuesday, and asserted that there was no confusion within the NDA led by the party in the state, as speculated in the media.Confusion seems to exist...

Chennai, March 3 – The deadline set by the DMK for the Congress party to finalize the number of seats it will contest in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections ends on Tuesday, further fueling speculation about the future of the alliance amid a continuing stalemate.According to party...

Chennai, March 2 – The ruling DMK has set March 3 as an informal deadline for the Congress high command to conclude seat-sharing negotiations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, making it clear that it cannot afford further delay, especially with the Rajya Sabha biennial polls fast...

Chennai, March 2 The VCK initiated talks with the DMK on Monday regarding seat-sharing, and the party sought a fair representation of constituencies in both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, its chief Thol Thirumavalavan said.Expressing the party's ambition to contest in alliance with the DMK in...

Mumbai, March 2 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray denied any deadlock in MVA talks for the Rajya Sabha elections on Monday, asserting that the single winnable seat should go to his party due to its numerical strength.The Rajya Sabha elections for the seven seats in Maharashtra will be...

Chennai, March 2: Negotiations between the AIADMK and the BJP regarding seat allocation ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are being primarily driven by "win-ability" rather than simply the number of constituencies each party is allocated.The BJP, a key partner in the...

New Delhi, March 1 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on his birthday on Sunday, wishing him good health, strength, and a long life dedicated to serving the people of the southern state.Stalin turned 73 on Sunday. He heads the ruling...

Chennai, February 28 The formal talks with the ruling DMK have been "amicable and cordial," and the Congress is hopeful that its demands will be met, AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar said on Saturday.The talks between the two parties helped them to understand each other's...

Patna, February 28 – Amid discussions on seat-sharing for the Rajya Sabha elections, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), a constituent of the NDA, has reminded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of an alleged earlier promise regarding a Rajya Sabha seat.Party patron and Union Minister Jitan Ram...

Chennai, February 28 The ruling DMK and its major ally, the Congress, began formal seat-sharing talks for the upcoming Assembly elections on Saturday.A delegation from the Congress, led by AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar, TNCC chief K Selvaperunthagai, and AICC co-in-charge...

Mumbai, February 27 – NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s hospitalization for a “routine” check-up has intensified the power struggle within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) over its sole winnable Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra.While Pawar’s camp has described the visit as routine, allies...

Bengaluru, February 27 The ongoing power struggle within the ruling Congress in Karnataka intensified as supporters of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar gathered at a hotel to discuss strategies to ensure their leader's elevation to the top position in the state.Magadi MLA H C Balakrishna...

Chennai, February 26 The IJK, led by educationist T R Paarivendhar, initiated talks with the AIADMK on Thursday regarding seat allocation.The Indiya Jananayaka Katchi, which is the first of the NDA allies to begin seat-sharing negotiations, announced that the party has identified seven...

Guwahati, February 24 – Raijor Dal leader and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi said on Tuesday that talks on opposition unity in Assam are progressing positively, while asserting that a meaningful alliance cannot be formed for the Assembly elections without Raijor Dal.Speaking to reporters, Gogoi...

Chennai, February 23 – The Congress has formally requested a larger number of Assembly seats than it was allocated in 2021, AICC Tamil Nadu in-charge Girish Chodankar said on Monday after senior party leader K.C. Venugopal met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin in Chennai...

February 23, New Delhi – Greenland said "no thanks" to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to send a hospital ship to the Arctic island after he repeatedly threatened to seize the island.Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post on Sunday that Trump's proposal to send the...