DMK Seals Two-Seat Pact With KMDK as Congress Presses for Bigger Share

Overview

• The agreement was signed at Anna Arivalayam in Chennai in the presence of M.K. Stalin and E.R. Eswaran.
• KMDK will contest two constituencies using the DMK’s rising sun symbol.
• Congress negotiators are pushing for about 35 seats for the 2026 Assembly elections, citing recent poll performance.
• Senior Congress leader Manickam Tagore has urged power-sharing, calling cabinet berths for allies the need of the hour.
• DMK leaders plan to contest at least 180 of 234 seats and signal Congress may be held to roughly 25, mirroring the 2021 formula when it won 18.