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P. Shanmugam, the State caput of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026), said the enactment was steadfast successful its basal that it would contention much seats than the six it did successful the 2021 Assembly polls.
Talking to reporters astatine ‘Anna Arivalayam’ the office of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) successful Chennai, wherever seat-sharing talks were held, Mr. Shanmugam said the CPI(M) would not judge the proposition that it should standard down its claims since much parties had joined the DMK alliance.
The CPI(M) was allotted six seats successful the 2021 polls, but the DMK enactment is offering lone 5 now. The enactment is not acceptable to judge the connection successful the third-round of talks held connected Tuesday.
“Delay is inevitable erstwhile determination are much parties successful an alliance, but we volition proceed to marque efforts to unafraid much seats for our party,” helium said. He besides disagreed with the presumption that determination was a deadlock successful the seat-sharing talks. “It whitethorn beryllium settled contiguous oregon tomorrow,” helium said.
Mr. Shanmugam said each enactment was holding talks individually with the DMK, the person of the alliance. “It is the close of a governmental enactment to get seats proportionate to its strength. We person nary objection to the Congress oregon different parties getting much seats. We are demanding seats commensurate with our spot and volition proceed our efforts,” helium said, erstwhile asked astir Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai’s remark that allies should not kick astir the allocation of much seats to the Congress.
“It is our request that we contention successful much seats than we did successful the erstwhile election. Talks are continuing and we are pressing our demand,” helium said.
