DMDK continues to play hardball

Can’t sacrifice allotted seats: Congress

February 26, 2019 12:32 am | Updated 12:32 am IST - CHENNAI

With the DMDK refusing to relent on its demand for a higher number of seats than what has been offered to it, both the Dravidian majors are finding it difficult to rope the Vijayakant-led party into their front.

On Monday, DMK sources said that during an informal chat with Congress leaders, it was suggested that the DMDK could be accommodated if the Congress gave up two of the 10 seats allocated to it.

“When a senior Congress leader wondered whether Mr. Vijayakant could be included in the alliance, DMK leaders said the Congress could facilitate it by giving up two seats. There was nothing official about it though,” said a DMK source.

A senior Congress leader said it was impossible at this juncture to sacrifice seats since there were many aspirants for the 10 seats allotted to the party.

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