Chennai: The ruling AIADMK’s rival Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam on Sunday concluded a seat sharing association with actor-turned politician Vijayakanth-led DMDK and alloted it 60 Assembly constituencies for the April 6 Assembly polls.
Under the settlement, DMDK, which walked out of the ruling party led alliance not too long ago would contest from metropolis segments like Villivakkam, Egmore (Reserved) and Sozhinganallur in addition to constituencies in a number of elements of Tamil Nadu.
The DMDK, which demanded not less than 23 seats from AIADMK snapped ties with it days in the past after the ruling party declined to half with it.
Candidates beforehand introduced by AMMK for segments now earmarked for DMDK could be withdrawn, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam prime chief TTV Dhinakaran mentioned.
In an announcement he mentioned that the nominees who’ve been withdrawan could be given alternatives in future. The choice to allot seats to DMDK was taken contemplating victory in thoughts, he mentioned.
He urged party employees to slog to set up “Amma’s true welfare government,” in Tamil Nadu. The AMMK had already allotted six seats to Social Democratic Party of India and three segments to Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM.
