The DMK is all set to field candidates in 174 Assembly constituencies with the seat-sharing exercise, with almost all allies being completed on Tuesday.
The party on Tuesday allotted three seats to the Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi, whose candidates will contest on the DMK’s ‘Rising Sun’ symbol. With this, the DMK has finalised seat sharing arrangements with 11 parties in the Secular Progressive Alliance for the April 6 Assembly poll in the State.
Till now, the DMK has allotted 25 seats to the Congress, 6 seats each to the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, the CPI, and the CPI (M). The alliance leader also allotted six seats to Vaiko’s MDMK, which will contest on the DMK symbol. The IUML will contest in three seats and the the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi will contest in two seats,
The Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi, the Aadhi Tamizhar Peravai Katchi and the Makkal Viduthalai Katchi will contest one seat each on the DMK symbol.
With this, the DMK is likely to contest on 186 seats [including the five parties contesting on its symbol] as of Tuesday.
The Congress and the DMK held talks on Tuesday on identifying the seats for the Congress to contest in. Following, another round of talks on Wednesday morning, the seats are likely to be announced, Congress sources said.
On Tuesday, Manithaneya Jananayaka Katchi general secretary Thamimun Ansari and Mukkulathor Puli Padai founder Karunaas who had extended their support to the DMK only on Monday, withdrew their support to the DMK.
