Tamil Nadu polls: NDA finalizes seat distribution, BJP gets 27 seats, PMK 18, AMMK 11; AIADMK to contest break

New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance on Monday finalized seat-sharing arrangements for the upcoming elections tamil nadu Parliamentary elections, 27 seats allocated to bjp18 to PMK and 11 to AMMK. The AIADMK will contest the remaining 178 seats. The agreement became official in Chennai, where BJP leader Piyush Goyal and AIADMK president Edappadi K Palaniswami signed the electoral agreement at the party headquarters. Prior to the announcement, Goyal expressed confidence in the prospects of the alliance, saying: “The people of TN will reject DMK-Cong, confidentiality agreement Will sweep TN, P’cherry: Goyal. “BJP Tamil Nadu chief and Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said the people of Tamil Nadu will reject the DMK-Congress alliance in the ensuing assembly elections just like the people of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi rejected a union with India. Goyal, who arrived in Chennai to finalize seat allocation among NDA allies, said the AIADMK-led group would sweep Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and form the government. “We will fight against the evil forces of DMK and its partners, who have plunged Tamil Nadu into extremely difficult times due to their incompetent economic management and actions that have harmed Tamil culture. People are fed up with DMK and Congress,” he said. “Just like the Congress and its partners suffered successive defeats in the elections held in Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi, the people of Tamil Nadu will also reject the DMK-Congress alliance in the state.” “This is because people want good governance, development politics, a better future and opportunities for youth and women to prosper. Tamil Nadu is ready to have a strong government under the National Democratic Alliance under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Goyal told reporters. Talking about Modi, he said the Prime Minister has served as the head of the government for a record 25 years and has shown how governance changes lives. He added that the people of Tamil Nadu want a government led by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami that will focus on the development of farmers and all classes. “We will ensure a very bright future for Tamil Nadu,” the minister added. Single-phase polling for all 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23, while 30 seats in neighboring Puducherry will go to polls on April 9.