Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with LoP within the Lok Sabha and celebration chief Rahul Gandhi
| Photograph Credit score: through PTI
The Congress excessive command has authorised senior celebration chief P. Chidambaram to finalise the seat-sharing pact with the DMK on Wednesday (March 4, 2026) forward of the upcoming Meeting elections in Tamil Nadu.
In accordance with sources, celebration chief Rahul Gandhi has conveyed his approval to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to go forward with the deal. Mr. Kharge, in flip, has requested Mr. Chidambaram to proceed and seal the settlement with the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
Sources indicated that whereas the DMK has, up to now, supplied 27 Meeting seats to the Congress, there’s a chance of the quantity being elevated to twenty-eight. As well as, the Congress is more likely to be allotted one Rajya Sabha seat as a part of the broader understanding between the 2 allies.
The event is seen as a major step in direction of formalising the alliance, which had witnessed extended negotiations over seat allocation in current weeks.
Printed – March 04, 2026 08:36 am IST
