News DeskLast Updated: 02 March 2026, 11:28 PM ISTShare In Assembly seat-sharing discussions, the DMK has offered the Congress 25 constituencies—the same number allocated in the 2021 elections Leaders arrive at DMK headquarters, Anna Arivalayam, to discuss seat sharing between DMK and the Congress Party for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections (Photo: PTI)Chennai: The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has set March 3 as the informal deadline for the Congress high command to conclude seat-sharing negotiations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, signalling that further delays are untenable, particularly with the Rajya Sabha biennial elections looming. The last date for filing nominations for the March 16 Rajya Sabha polls is March 5. With the DMK-led alliance poised to secure four Upper House seats and the AIADMK-led front likely to claim two, the ruling party is eager to finalise its nominees without uncertainty over alliance arrangements.
