TN polls: Congress to contest 25 seats

March 07, 2021 12:12

Tamil Nadu Congress chief K S Alagiri on Sunday announced that the party has reached a seat-sharing pact with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and will contest 25 assembly seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections.

"We have signed a seat-sharing agreement with DMK. Congress will contest in 25 assembly seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu election and in the by-election to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat," said Alagiri. The meeting was held at DMK headquarters on Sunday morning.

Udayanidhi Stalin, son of DMK president M K Stalin and DMK Youth Wing Secretary, is seeking a ticket to contest from the Chennai-Chepauk assembly constituency.

Udayanidhi Stalin was also interviewed by the DMK election committee at party headquarters yesterday.

The 234-members Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting of votes will be done on May 2.

-- ANI

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