Key Takeaways
- The BJP has formed a powerful alliance in Tamil Nadu, including AMMK, NJP, and TMMK, to contest the TN LS Polls.
- The alliance plans to take on the ruling DMK and AIADMK in the TN LS Polls.
- The BJP has allotted two seats to AMMK, one seat each to NJP and TMMK, and will finalize the seat sharing with other allies in the next few days.
Chennai: The BJP has formed a powerful alliance in Tamil Nadu, after its key partner AIADMK broke ties. The new alliance includes AMMK, NJP, and TMMK, and is set to contest the TN LS Polls.
As per the agreement, the BJP, which will be taking on the two Dravidian majors, the ruling
DMK and the AIADMK in the April 19 polls, has allotted two seats to the AMMK headed by
TTV Dhinakaran.
It also allotted one seat each to the fringe parties–the NJP led by A.C.Shanmugam and
the TMMK headed by John Pandian.
The seat-sharing arrangement was signed by BJP State president K. Annamalai with the
respective party leaders on Wednesday evening.
The inking of pact with the three parties comes in the backdrop of the BJP roping in
PMK as a key partner in its front by allotting ten seats to it.
The seat sharing with other allies including ousted AIADMK leader O.Panneerselvam,
Tamil Maanila Congress of G.K.Vasan, and IJK, which has been promised the Perambalur
seat from where its Founder Paarivendhar will seek re-election, will be finalised in the
next one or two days and the constituencies identified.
The BJP’s list of candidates and that of alliance parties were also expected by tomorrow
as the filing of Nominations for the elections has started and would end on March 27.
