AIADMK gives 20 seats to BJP
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The celebration has been allotted the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat.
In a late night time growth, 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 common 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 stated.
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 growth, 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 shall be making an attempt his luck once more from Edappadi, his dwelling constituency. He was elected from the seat in 1989, 1991, 2011 and 2016. Mr. Panneerselvam has been nominated from Bodinayakanur, 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. (*20*) and S. Thenmozhi — have been fielded from their constituencies of Srivaikuntam and Nilakkottai (reserved).
A senior office-bearer stated the six nominees represented a superb mixture of communities — Vellala Gounder, Mukkulathor, Meenavar, Vanniyar, Nadar and the Scheduled Caste. Another functionary stated the remaining candidates can 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 stated. Between the variety of seats and idealism, the latter was essential on this election as the target was to stop sectarian forces from coming 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 challenge of seat-sharing shall be mentioned on the assembly, to be attended by common secretary Sitaram Yechury. Likewise, the MDMK’s high-level committee will meet to determine on the supply of seats made by the DMK.
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