LS Polls: DMK allots 9 TN, 1 Pondy seat to Congress; pact signed

CHENNAI: The ruling DMK and Congress on Monday signed the pact for finalising constituencies for the Parliamentary polls shortly.

Alliance leader DMK has allotted nine seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone Puducherry seat to the Congress.

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• Chief Minister M K Stalin has reached Anna Arivalayam to formalise agreement with his congress state counterpart K Selvaperunthagai.
• Selvaperunthagai and senior state Congress leaders EVKS Elangovan have reached Arivalayam
• These are the seats given to Congress (Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Sivagangai, Tirunelveli, Krishnagiri, Karur, Virudhunagar, Kanyakumari and Puducherry-UT)
• Congress has been allocated Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai instead of Arani & Trichy seats.
• Besides retaining Karur & Sivagangai seats, Congress has managed to secure Tirunelveli, a sitting seat of the DMK, this time. DT Next named the same constituencies last week.
• Congress has given up Arani, Trichy & Theni for Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai & Tirunelveli