seat-sharing

Puducherry, April 3 Veteran Congress leader V Narayansamy has said that both his party and the Dravidian partner, the DMK, are responsible for the confusion over seat-sharing and dismissed it as a minor setback.The DMK did not agree with this argument and said that it was the Congress that...

Chennai, March 29 AMMK General Secretary T. T. V. Dhinakaran has asserted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to form the next government in Tamil Nadu following the Assembly elections scheduled for April 23.Addressing the media on Saturday, Dhinakaran said there is strong...

Chennai, March 27 AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday criticised the DMK over its seat-sharing negotiations, saying the ruling party was treating its allies "unfairly."Chief Minister M K Stalin, who has been claiming that the alliance led by his DMK was based on principles, had yet...

Chennai, March 27 VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said on Friday that discussions on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance have concluded and dismissed reports of any deadlock or internal friction.Addressing reporters after signing the formal agreement, Thirumavalavan said, "There is no such...

Chennai, March 26 Amid mounting criticism over seat-sharing arrangements within the DMK-led alliance for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, State Minister S.S. Sivasankar defended the allocation of constituencies, asserting that all alliance partners had been given “due respect”...

Chennai, March 24 In a key development ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has allocated five Assembly seats to the Tamil Manila Congress (Moopanar), led by G.K. Vasan.The agreement was finalized under the leadership of Tamil...

Chennai, March 24 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Tuesday that talks with allied parties like TMC(M) and IJK on seat-sharing were nearing completion.Releasing the party's poll manifesto for the April 23 Assembly elections, Palaniswami told reporters: "Talks with smaller...

Chennai, March 23 The AIADMK finalized the seat-sharing arrangement with key constituents of the NDA alliance, including the BJP, on Monday.The announcement was made by AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami at the party headquarters here, in the presence of leaders from alliance parties...

Chennai, March 23 With just one week left for nominations to begin for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the major Dravidian parties have intensified negotiations with their respective allies regarding seat-sharing.Tamil Nadu BJP in-charge Piyush Goyal arrived here on Monday to...

Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 22 Union Minister Piyush Goyal is scheduled to arrive in Chennai on Monday to finalize seat-sharing talks in Tamil Nadu, State President Nainar Nagenthran said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference here, Nagendran stated that the party’s election manifesto and...

Chennai, March 22 – Negotiations on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have entered a crucial phase, with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) firmly maintaining its demand for six constituencies, leading to a temporary deadlock in talks...

Puducherry, March 22 – With just one day remaining for nominations in Puducherry, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram is scheduled to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday in a crucial last-minute effort to revive stalled discussions between the DMK and Congress.The...

Chennai, March 22 – As Tamil Nadu prepares for the Assembly elections, the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is moving quickly to finalize its seat-sharing arrangements, with only a few days left for the nomination process to begin.The nomination filing process begins on March 30...

Chennai, March 22. Mounting pressure within the DMK-led alliance has prompted the party leadership to take a firm stance, asking its partners to accept the proposed seat-sharing formula by Monday (March 23), or risk delays in finalizing electoral arrangements.With the Assembly elections...

Chennai, March 21 AMMK General Secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran, made it clear on Saturday that there are no plans to bring V.K. Sasikala back into the NDA alliance, even as he met Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, in New Delhi amid intensifying political activity ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly...

Chennai, March 21 With nine days left for the filing of nominations for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election to commence, the seat-sharing talks in the AIADMK-led NDA have entered a crucial phase, and the leading party of the bloc is likely to retain about 170 seats, party sources said on Saturday...

Chennai, March 20 The ruling DMK on Friday criticized AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami for holding seat-sharing talks in Delhi with the BJP, indicating that it was unprecedented, as the opposition party was leading the NDA in Tamil Nadu.DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin...

Chennai, March 20 The ruling DMK on Friday criticized AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami for holding seat-sharing talks in Delhi with the BJP, indicating that this was unprecedented, as the opposition party was leading the NDA in Tamil Nadu.In a sarcastic tone, DMK leader and state minister K...

Puducherry, March 20 AINRC and BJP reached an agreement on seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections in the union territory on Friday.A single-phase polling for 30 seats in the union territory is scheduled for April 9.Puducherry Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy held talks...

In New Delhi and Chennai, March 20 The AIADMK will finalize seat-sharing arrangements with the BJP and other NDA constituents for the April 23 Assembly elections and formally announce the constituencies allocated to them in four days, said the party's general secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami...