Published: Friday, March 12, 2021, 10:28 [IST]
Chennai, Mar 11: Arch-rivals DMK and AIADMK on Thursday almost sealed their seat-sharing deals with allies for the coming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu on the eve of opening of nominations, with both set to contest in over 170 segments each out of the total 234 at stake.
While the AIADMK is eyeing a record third straight term, the DMK is keen to dethrone its traditional rival and stage a comeback to the ruling saddle after a gap of a decade.
Keen to ensure a majority on their own in the April 6 single phase elections, the AIADMK will fight from 178 constituencies directly and the DMK from 174.
DMK in direct fight against five AIADMK ministers in southern districts of Tamil Nadu
In Rajapalayam, the sitting MLA Thangapandian retained the seat and this time will face off against AIADMK minister Rajenthra Bhalaji, who shifted his constituency from Sivakasi
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DMK president MK Stalin releases the list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections at the party headquarters Anna Arivalayam in Chennai on Friday (Express Photo | Jawahar)
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MADURAI: The DMK will fight a direct battle against five AIADMK ministers in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, while its ally, the CPM, will face off against two ministers.
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AMMK s allies include the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM and they have been allotted six and three seats, respectively. TTV Dhinakaran | Photo Credit: PTI
Chennai: The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, led by expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala s nephew T T V Dhinakaran, on Friday released the third list of 130 candidates for next month s Assembly elections, taking its number to 195.
AMMK s allies include the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM and they have been allotted six and three seats, respectively.
On Friday, Dhinakaran released the candidates for 130 seats, adding to the 65 he has already named.
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The COVID 19 pandemic which had hit the country last year and affected over one crore people in India. And while it was expected to have subsided by now, it is reported that the nation is witnessing a second wave of the pandemic now. In fact, Maharashtra, which had earlier recorded the highest number of COVID 19 positive cases, is once again witnessing a spike in the cases of late. As a result, a complete lockdown during in Maharashtra’s Nagpur for a week.