The Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) sealed deal for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly elections on the last day of filing nominations on Monday. While the national party will contest in 16 constituencies, the DMK will fight on 14 seats. The understanding comes after days of hard bargaining by the two parties. Both had even filed nominations for all seats triggering a new level of tension. In the 2021 assembly polls, Congress fought 14 seats but had won only 6 while it's ally, the DMK, fought 13 and won 2. The NR Congress-BJP alliance had captured power. The Puducherry settlement comes after a long heated exchange between both parties in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Initially the DMK offered less than Congress's 2021 tally of 25 seats. The Congress was persistent and often loud in criticism and demanding share in power, leveraging on the possibility of aligning with actor Vijay's TVK. Ultimately the DMK offered 28 seats, and a Rajya Sabha ticket to the Congress.
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