DMK, Congress finalize seat-sharing deal for upcoming assembly elections in Puducherry

In the poll-bound Puducherry, the Congress and the DMK have finalized the seat-sharing deal for the upcoming assembly elections.

 

The Congress will contest in 15 seats from the total 30 seats in the Puducherry legislative Assembly. DMK will contest in 13 seats and alliance partners CPI and Vidutalai siruthaigal Katchi shared each one. The seat sharing talks between the congress and DMK in the Union Territory came to an end only yesterday late evening.

 

Previously the DMK wanted to fight independently in the elections. Then they invited NR Congress



leader Rengasamy to lead the alliance. But NR Congress sealed the alliance with BJP. In the 2016 Assembly elections, the Congress had contested in 21 seats and the DMK in 9, in the 30-member Assembly of Puducherry.

 

The Congress won 15 seats and formed the Assembly with the support of 2 DMK MLAs in the 30-member House.

Later, DMK won in the Thattanchavadi by- election also. Vijayakanth' s DMDK announced 5 candidates to contest in Puducherry and they are planning to contest in all the constituencies in the UT.