Overview
- Rahul Gandhi and DMK MP Kanimozhi met in Delhi without reaching a seat-sharing breakthrough for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
- The conversation focused on process rather than numbers, with Rahul urging engagement with a Mallikarjun Kharge–appointed committee, according to party sources.
- State Congress leaders are demanding a larger share and clearer power terms, while the DMK is reluctant to exceed the 2021 allotment of 25 seats, though one DMK source suggested a possible two-seat increase.
- DMK organisation secretary R. S. Bharathi asked cadres to avoid public remarks on alliance matters, and both sides signalled they intend to keep the partnership intact.
- In a separate development, Shashi Tharoor met Kharge and Rahul Gandhi for nearly two hours, said “all is good,” and, per party sources, was urged to campaign in Kerala and assured inclusion in key decisions.