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The ruling DMK enactment is improbable to hold beyond March 3 for the Congress precocious bid to make up its caput connected seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections. The enactment has acceptable the deadline arsenic it has to finalise earlier March 5, the nominees for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha slated for March 16.
“The past day for filing of nominations for the Rajya Sabha is March 5. If the Congress does not travel guardant for talks, we volition spell up and denote our candidates,” a elder DMK person told The Hindu connected Monday (March 2, 2026). The DMK, with the enactment of its allies, is successful a presumption to nonstop 4 candidates to the Upper House, portion the AIADMK-led confederation tin successfully elite 2 candidates.
Apart from a Rajya Sabha seat, the DMK has offered the Congress 25 Assembly seats, the aforesaid fig it had fixed it 5 years ago. However, the Congress has been insisting connected upwards of 35 Assembly seats (it initially pitched for 39 – 1 for each Lok Sabha constituency successful Tamil Nadu) and 2 Rajya Sabha seats.
Girish Chodankar, the AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu, who heads the Congress seat-sharing committee, had connected Sunday (March 1) categorically said the DMK’s connection was “not acceptable” to the party.
Though Mr. Chodankar had described the ambiance during the archetypal circular of talks arsenic “positive”, helium hoped the Congress’ privation database would beryllium accepted by the DMK. “Only past tin we proceed our talks,” helium had said.
However, the DMK enactment is of the presumption determination was nary question of allotting much than 25 Assembly seats to the Congress. What has peculiarly irked the DMK enactment is the Congress’ perceived favourable stance towards histrion Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
Mr. Chodankar said the TVK was a caller enactment and should not beryllium underestimated. “They are gaining traction among youngsters. They besides recognise the spot of the Congress and our person Rahul ji successful Tamil Nadu,” helium said.
‘DMK not worried’
A elder DMK leader, however, said the enactment was not unduly disquieted astir the prospects of the Congress aligning with the TVK and maintained the enactment was prepared for immoderate eventuality, having already stitched unneurotic a beardown alliance.
Asked astir earlier reports that Mr. Gandhi mightiness enactment successful the DMK league successful Tiruchi this month, the DMK person said it was a enactment event. “In immoderate case, specified matters volition beryllium considered lone aft the seat-sharing talks are concluded,” helium added.
