DMK gives 27 Meeting seats, awaits Congress response

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday (March 3, 2026), marginally elevated its provide to the Congress to 27 Meeting seats as a substitute of the preliminary 25, and a Rajya Sabha berth for the upcoming elections in Tamil Nadu. The social gathering is now awaiting the Congress’s response to it.

The stalemate between the Congress and the DMK over seat-sharing was eased by means of the mediation of senior Congress chief and former Union Minister P. Chidambaram, who met the DMK president and Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin in Chennai and held discussions. The Congress is ready to accept 30 Meeting seats and one Rajya Sabha seat, however the DMK has elevated its provide solely to 27 seats.

The Chief Minister reportedly informed Mr. Chidambaram that the difficulty might have been resolved a lot earlier had the Congress deputed him as mediator. He agreed to extend the variety of seats to 27 “out of respect” for Mr. Chidambaram.

In line with sources, Mr. Stalin defined that the DMK had considerably strengthened its organisation over the previous 5 years and the welfare measures carried out by its authorities had additional consolidated public help.

“The estimation of the DMK within the eyes of the folks will go down if it reduces its share of seats,” the Chief Minister reportedly informed Mr. Chidambaram.

On his social gathering, Mr. Chidambaram is now awaiting the response of the Congress excessive command in Delhi earlier than continuing additional with the seat-sharing talks. In the meantime, the DMK is anticipated to announce the allotment of 1 Rajya Sabha seat to the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, led by Premallatha Vijayakant.