Congress MP stands firm on demand for sharing power in Tamil Nadu after Assembly poll

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MP B. Manickam Tagore.

MP B. Manickam Tagore. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY

Taking a pugnacious basal connected Congress’ request for sharing of powerfulness successful the State authorities pursuing the Assembly election, MP B. Manickam Tagore connected Monday said his request stems from the information that nary party, “including the DMK, was poised to get a azygous majority.”

“The survey connected ballot stock successful the ensuing Assembly canvass (by a backstage organisation) has predicted that nary party...(including the) DMK volition beryllium capable to signifier a authorities connected its own. However, it has predicted the INDIA bloc volition triumph the Assembly canvass with a slender borderline of 4%,” the Virudhunagar MP told journalists portion clarifying connected his societal media post. In the station (made earlier successful the day), helium had said: “Now is not conscionable the clip to sermon the sharing of seats, but besides the sharing of power.”

Mr. Tagore said the Congress was acceptable to stock powerfulness with confederation parties successful the Centre and successful different States, and it was lone expecting confederation parties to reciprocate the sentiment. “We are demanding stock successful powerfulness successful the State authorities to instrumentality the guarantees of the Congress enactment fixed to the radical during the predetermination campaign,” helium said. Party wide caput Girish Chodankar and TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai person already said this, helium contended.

When asked astir whether the governmental concern successful Tamil Nadu has changed for the Congress to request stock successful power, helium said, “(INDIA bloc) needs the enactment of the Congress enactment to triumph (the election). We are besides portion of the alliance. If CPI(M) does not privation to beryllium portion of the Cabinet, its okay. But we (Congress) privation to beryllium successful the Cabinet,” Mr. Tagore said.

To a question connected the genuineness of the canvass survey, Mr. Tagore admitted immoderate canvass prediction would person an mistake borderline of 5% to 8%. But, it has shown a absorption favouring the INDIA bloc to triumph the election, helium added.

Published - January 05, 2026 11:07 p.m. IST

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