Lok Sabha polls: Talks inconclusive, DMK allies hope to ink seat-sharing pact soon

When asked to specify the number of seats offered to the grand old party, Selvaperunthagai shot back saying all the 40 Lok Sabha seats (including the lone Puducherry constituency) in Tamil Nadu were the Congress seats and the party would fight the upcoming poll in that spirit.

Asked if the DMK declined to allot the specific number sought by the Congress, he said his party’s high command was in touch with the DMK leadership and the numbers would be finalised soon.

Related: DMK allots two seats each to CPI, CPI(M) for Lok Sabha polls

VCK to demand 4 LS seats

Speaking in a similar vein, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said his party could not resume the second round of negotiations with the DMK on Saturday due to its high-level committee meeting which discussed numerous issues related to the Lok Sabha poll. “So, we could not keep up our appointment this afternoon,” he said.

Thirumavalavan told reporters here that the VCK would demand four seats from the ruling party and exuded hope that their wish would be conceded.

On 29 February, the DMK finalised the seat-sharing agreement with the Left parties, assigning two constituencies each to the CPI and CPI (M).

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