AIADMK gives 20 seats to BJP
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The occasion has been allotted the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat.
In a late evening improvement, the ruling AIADMK signed a pact with the BJP, allotting it 20 Assembly seats and the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha (bypoll) constituency for the April 6 election.
Earlier within the day, the DMK sealed a deal for six seats with the CPI, the fourth ally to signal a seat-sharing settlement.
The Kanniyakumari emptiness was brought on by the dying of Congress MP H. Vasanthakumar.
The seat-sharing settlement within the ruling camp was signed by O. Panneerselvam, coordinator, and Edappadi K. Palaniswami, co-coordinator of the AIADMK, C.T. Ravi, nationwide normal secretary of the BJP in-charge of Tamil Nadu, and L. Murugan, BJP Tamil Nadu president. “It has been decided that the AIADMK and the BJP will be part of an alliance to face the Assembly poll on April 6. Based on an agreement reached between the AIADMK and the BJP today [Friday], it has been decided to allot 20 seats to the BJP under the alliance led by the AIADMK,” the assertion mentioned.
The announcement comes after a number of rounds of talks between the 2 events, with Home Minister Amit Shah himself holding talks with the highest two leaders of the AIADMK after his go to to Puducherry on Sunday.
In one other improvement, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, his deputy O. Panneerselvam and 4 others figured in the AIADMK’s first list of candidates for the Assembly election launched on Friday.
Mr. Palaniswami might be making an attempt his luck once more from Edappadi, his residence constituency. He was elected from the seat in 1989, 1991, 2011 and 2016. Mr. Panneerselvam has been nominated from (*20*), from the place he was elected in 2011 and 2016. On two different events, he represented Periyakulam.
Ministers D. Jayakumar and C.Ve. Shanmugam have been chosen for his or her respective constituencies of Royapuram in Chennai and Villupuram. This would be the seventh time that Mr. Jayakumar is being fielded from Royapuram. He misplaced solely in 1996. Two others — S.P. Shanmuganathan and S. Thenmozhi — have been fielded from their constituencies of Srivaikuntam and Nilakkottai (reserved).
A senior office-bearer mentioned the six nominees represented a great mixture of communities — Vellala Gounder, Mukkulathor, Meenavar, Vanniyar, Nadar and the Scheduled Caste. Another functionary mentioned the remaining candidates could be introduced by Tuesday.
At Anna Arivayalam, DMK president M.K. Stalin and CPI State secretary R. Mutharasan signed the settlement. “We held talks in a cordial manner to ensure the victory of the Secular Progressive Alliance, led by the DMK,” Mr. Mutharasan mentioned. Between the variety of seats and idealism, the latter was essential on this election as the target was to stop sectarian forces from getting into Tamil Nadu.
The DMK is but to finalise seat-sharing with the CPI(M) and the MDMK, whereas talks with the Congress have remained inconclusive. The CPI(M) has convened its secretariat assembly for Saturday. The situation of seat-sharing might be mentioned on the assembly, to be attended by normal secretary Sitaram Yechury. Likewise, the MDMK’s high-level committee will meet to resolve on the provide of seats made by the DMK.
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