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Congress to seal seat-sharing pact with DMK on March 4 in significant breakthrough in negotiations

March 4, 2026

Updated - March 04, 2026 11:16 am IST - CHENNAI Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with LoP in the Lok Sabha and party leader Rahul Gandhi | Photo Credit: via PTI The Congress high command has authorised senior party leader P. Chidambaram to finalise the seat-sharing pact with the DMK on Wednesday (March 4, 2026) ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. According to sources, party leader Rahul Gandhi has conveyed his approval to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to go ahead with the deal.

Congress to seal seat-sharing pact with DMK on March 4 in significant breakthrough in negotiations

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Mr.
Kharge, in turn, has asked Mr.
Chidambaram to proceed and seal the agreement with the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
Sources indicated that while the DMK has, so far, offered 27 Assembly seats to the Congress, there is a possibility of the number being increased to 28.
In addition, the Congress is likely to be allotted one Rajya Sabha seat as part of the broader understanding between the two allies.

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Congress to seal seat-sharing pact with DMK on March 4 in significant breakthrough in negotiations

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Congress to seal seat-sharing pact with DMK on March 4 in significant breakthrough in negotiations

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