political negotiations

Chennai, February 22 The ruling DMK of Tamil Nadu began discussions with allies on Sunday regarding the distribution of seats for the upcoming Assembly elections, scheduled for April. Congress leader K.C. Venugopal also met with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at his residence in Alwarpet.According...

Chennai, February 22 IUML president Kader Mohideen formally requested the DMK on Sunday for five assembly constituencies for the upcoming elections.Further, the IUML leader advocated for greater Muslim representation within the alliance, stating that 16 constituencies should be allocated to...

Chennai, February 21 The ruling DMK announced the formation of a 7-member seat-sharing committee, led by party senior leader T R Baalu, on Saturday to hold talks with its allies, days after it sealed a poll pact with the DMDK.This swift move to involve the DMDK dealt a blow to its rival...

Lahore, February 19 A close aide of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the jailed former premier, Imran Khan, was offered a "deal" twice but he declined to accept it."Two serious attempts were made to reach a deal with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (

Chennai, February 18 – V. Thirumavalavan, a leader of the VCK and Member of Parliament representing the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency, has defended the Congress party's demand for a share in the government if the DMK-led alliance wins the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, stating that...

Chennai, February 18 – The Election Commission has announced the schedule for elections to six vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu, setting the stage for renewed political negotiations in the state ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.According to the notification, the filing of...

Mumbai, February 16 – NCP legislators formally decided on Monday to appoint Sunetra Pawar, the wife of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, as the national president and to strongly support her, especially after the sudden and untimely death of Pawar in a plane crash on January 28.The...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), February 15 Congress MP Manickam Tagore said on Sunday that his party expected the DMK to treat it with respect within the alliance, amid growing friction over recent remarks made by ruling party leaders on power-sharing in the state.Tagore said that Congress workers are...

Mumbai, February 14 – Shashikant Shinde, the Maharashtra unit president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Sharad Pawar, announced on Saturday that the merger is now closed for the party, as Ajit Pawar, who was negotiating it, is no longer alive.“The decision regarding the merger...

Bengaluru, February 13 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who returned from New Delhi after meeting the Congress high command amidst the leadership struggle in the state, said on Friday that he lives with "hope and confidence," and that there will always be rewards for the efforts...