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With the overmuch strained talks implicit spot dialog for the upcoming Assembly elections with the DMK scheduled connected February 28, the Congress precocious bid is divided connected whether it indispensable proceed remaining successful the confederation oregon illustration a caller way successful Tamil Nadu by joining hands with histrion Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.
The induction of erstwhile AIADMK leader, O. Panneerselvam into the DMK would mean that the abstraction for “increased fig of seats” for the Congress appears grim, further complicating the spot sharing process.
With the Congress expecting a fig adjacent to what it got successful 2016 Assembly elections (41 seats) and the DMK hoping to restrict Congress person to what it allotted successful 2021 (25), the anticipation of some sides reaching a compromise by gathering each different halfway looks unlikely.
Congress sources successful New Delhi said determination is quality of opinion, not conscionable betwixt the mean cadre and TNCC leadership, but adjacent among the All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge, and elder leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
“The caller defender feels those who privation to get elected again similar DMK but....also that the lone mode to revive the Congress and clasp immoderate remains of the party...is to articulation hands with the TVK,” said sources adjacent to Mr. Rahul Gandhi. The root added determination is simply a feeling that “MLAs are insubstantial tigers” who person not done their spot to grow the enactment basal of the party.
While Mr. Gandhi is said to person to beryllium leaning towards prioritising the Congress’ maturation successful Tamil Nadu, Mr. Kharge and Ms. Gandhi are said to judge the confederation with the DMK is indispensable for the Congress party’s occurrence nationally.
Senior person successful TNCC said, “We are going to beryllium successful the DMK alliance...99.99%. But, I honestly don’t cognize what the Congress precocious bid volition do...if we are debased balled. I cannot reply this question today. We volition cognize by Saturday. They privation confederation negotiations to beryllium wrapped up successful clip for CM Stalin’s birthday. We person our fingers crossed.”
A conception of the State Congress leaders believes if the talks resistance beyond Saturday, it would marque it hard for the enactment to place candidates and record nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls successful Tamil Nadu.
