Congress finalises seat-sharing deal with DMK for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry

KC Venugopal on Saturday said Congress will support the candidates fielded by its allies in the remaining 30 seats.

Congress finalised its seat-sharing deal with the DMK for the Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, announced the party's general secretary KC Venugopal on Saturday. As per the deal, Congress will contest nine seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry.

The seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections remains unchanged from the agreement the two parties reached in 2019. In the 2019 general elections, the DMK-led alliance won 38 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats.

KC Venugopal on Saturday said Congress will support the candidates fielded by its allies in the remaining 30 seats.

"DMK and Congress will fight together, go together and win together," said Venugopal. He expressed confidence that the candidates fielded by the alliance would win all 40 seats.