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The five-member committee formed by the Congress to clasp seat-sharing negotiations with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for the 2026 Assembly elections held a consultative gathering with elder leaders of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) astatine Sathyamurthy Bhavan successful Chennai connected Sunday.
Members who attended the gathering said the committee would soon petition the DMK enactment to hole a day for a gathering and kickstart the negotiations.
The elder enactment reportedly communicated to TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai to question ‘substantially’ higher fig of seats. “This would mean that 25 seats, fixed successful 2021, wouldn’t beryllium acceptable to the Congress. The elder leaderships privation a substantially higher number,” helium said.
Another elder person said determination was thing ‘concrete’ that came retired of the meeting. The committee offered assorted suggestions. “This time, determination is simply a willingness to wrapper up the seat-sharing negotiations early,” helium said.
AICC in-charge of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Girish Chodankar said the gathering was to recognize the party’s spot and weaknesses, however to attack the assembly elections and confederation partners.
“All of them person expressed assurance that we volition beryllium forming the adjacent government. Our attack volition beryllium to physique our cadre spot and putting unneurotic a agreed fight. As and erstwhile things hap astir seat-sharing negotiations, we volition support you updated,” helium said.
Mr. Chodankar said, “We volition beryllium with the committee and compile each the inputs from our elder leaders and past decide. We privation to springiness seats to youngsters and women.”
Regarding of the caller adverse effect successful Bihar Assembly polls for INDIA bloc, helium claimed, “It is simply a triumph of the Election Commission of India and they person defeated the radical of Bihar. We volition not fto them decision the radical of Tamil Nadu.”
