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The Congress enactment has been offered a spot successful the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led authorities headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay successful Tamil Nadu, and the enactment has accepted the offer, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar said connected Thursday.
“We person already received the connection from TVK. We person accepted the connection to beryllium portion of the authorities aft astir 60 years,” Mr. Chodankar told journalists successful New Delhi.
Responding to a question connected however galore Congress MLAs would beryllium inducted into the government, Mr. Chodankar said the fig of Cabinet berths would beryllium known aft the last discussions conclude. He besides said it was the prerogative of the Chief Minister to determine erstwhile to induct Congress MLAs into the Cabinet.
Earlier successful the day, the recently elected Congress MLAs met enactment president Mallikarjun Kharge. Mr. Chodankar said Mr. Kharge had asked them to enactment hard and rebuild the party.
“We besides called connected Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and held a elaborate discussion. He asked america to absorption connected implicit organisational rebuilding. He asked each the MLAs to give their clip to enactment work, behaviour tours and rebuild the party. As we articulation the government, we should usage that accidental for nationalist good,” Mr. Chodankar said.
He said the absorption of the Congress enactment was to fortify its organisational operation and combat the upcoming section assemblage elections with afloat strength.
The Congress contested the 2026 Assembly elections successful Tamil Nadu arsenic portion of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance. Of the 28 seats it contested, the enactment won five. S. Rajesh Kumar from Killiyoor, Tharahai Cuthbert from Colachel, Jamal Mohamed Younoos from Mayiladuthurai, P. Viswanathan from Melur, and T.T. Praveen from Vilavancode were elected.
The enactment snapped ties with the DMK aft the predetermination results were declared and extended enactment to the TVK, which emerged arsenic the azygous largest party.
