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Tamil Nadu Polls : Congress, DMK form alliance to contest Jayalalithaa's AIADMK,Tamil Nadu , Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2017,Tamil Nadu polls 2017, AIADMK, Congress, DMK, Karunanidhi, upcoming Assembly elections 2016, Ghulam Nabi Azad
The Congress on Saturday announced an alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu to fight the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met with DMK chief M Karunandihi in Chennai on Saturday and said the two parties would contest the Tamil Nadu elections in an alliance. However, the sharing of seats is still to be finalised, DMK leader MK Stalin told reporters.
The alliance will look to topple the ruling All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. "The DMK, Congress and other allies will be a very formidable combination to defeat other political parties," Azad said.
On Friday, reports said the Aam Aadmi Party was also set to contest the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections under the People's Welfare Front umbrella that also includes the Left parties CPI and CPI(M) as well as the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), led by Vaiko.
Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also looking to make inroads into Tamil Nadu, and is reportedly set to hold talks with various parties to form an alliance in the state.
src:ibtimes