Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin with the CPI's State Secretary M Veerapandian after the seat-sharing talks were finalised in Chennai on March 18, 2026. Photo: X/@arivalayam
TN Assembly elections: DMK allots 5 seats to CPI, trims 2021 tally
Several rounds of talks were held before the final seat-sharing arrangement was arrived at.
Chennai, Mar 18 (PTI) The ruling DMK on Wednesday allotted five seats to its ally CPI, for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, ending several rounds of talks held between the two parties.
Following talks held at the party headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, here, it was decided that the Communist Party of India would contest five Assembly seats, DMK said in a statement on Wednesday.
In the 2021 election, the CPI contested six seats.
The state assembly election is scheduled to be held on April 23. PTI
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