AIADMK-BJP Finalize TN Seat Deal: BJP Gets 29 Seats, PMK 18, AMMK 9
AIADMK-BJP Finalize TN Seat Deal: BJP Gets 29 Seats, PMK 18, AMMK 9
- •AIADMK and BJP have broadly agreed on a seat-sharing formula for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
- •BJP is set to contest 29 seats within the AIADMK-led NDA, while PMK will get 18 and TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK 9 seats.
- •Formal discussions are expected on March 14, following Prime Minister Modi's rally in Tiruchirappalli on March 11.
- •BJP initially sought 60 seats, then 30, before settling for 29, assured of favorable constituencies by AIADMK.
- •AIADMK aims to contest around 170 seats; delay partly due to BJP's efforts to include Vijay's TVK party in the alliance.