News India Live, Digital Desk: In the politics of Tamil Nadu, the chessboard has started to be laid for the assembly elections to be held next year. The tussle over seat sharing between the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Congress has now become public. While Congress is demanding more share citing past performance, DMK is adamant on its strategy of keeping the ‘lion share’. Congress’s demand: Why do they need 45 seats? (Congress Demand) In the recent high level meeting held in Chennai, Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal and Chief Minister M.K. There was discussion between Stalin for hours. According to sources, this time Congress has demanded 45 assembly seats. Rationale: Congress says that DMK had contested 173 seats in the 2021 elections, but it had lost 40 seats. Congress claims that its hold on those seats is stronger. Previous performance: In 2021, Congress had won 25 seats, out of which it had won 18. By making this strike rate the basis, the party now wants to increase its strength. Fight for respect: Tamil Nadu Congress leaders no longer want to remain just a ‘junior partner’ in the alliance, but are also looking for their share in power (Power Sharing). DMK’s ‘lower’ offer: Crack in the alliance? (DMK Offer)On the other hand, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin-led DMK does not seem to be in favor of giving away such a large number of seats. Offer: If reports are to be believed, DMK wants to limit Congress to between 19 to 22 seats. Strategy: DMK believes that it itself should fight on at least 150+ seats so that it can reach the majority mark without any crutch. Other allies: DMK should also keep other small parties (like VCK, CPI, CPM) along with it. For which he will have to reduce seats from his quota.
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