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The Congress and DMK connected Sunday (March 22, 2026) broadly agreed to stock 15 seats each successful the 30-member Puducherry Assembly, which goes to polls connected April 9. The DMK would accommodate the interests of allies specified arsenic VCK from its stock of seats, sources told The Hindu. The statement volition beryllium formally signed soon to facilitate candidates record their nominations earlier the March 23 deadline.
With the 2 sides incapable to get astatine a statement connected who volition pb the confederation successful the Union Territory, yet again Congress seasoned and former Union Minister P. Chidambaram entered the country and met DMK person and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Sunday to robust retired the differences.
According to sources, Mr. Stalin was peculiar that the statement and coordination worked retired for Tamil Nadu should besides beryllium applicable to Puducherry. He had shared his presumption that “if thing goes incorrect successful Puducherry, it volition person superior consequences for Tamil Nadu.”
Mr. Stalin was not appreciative of the mode successful which Girish Chodankar, AICC in-charge of enactment affairs and caput of the seat-sharing committee, handled the talks.
DMK MP and erstwhile Union Minister S. Jagathrakshakan is in-charge of the enactment successful Puducherry.
