Tamil Nadu polls: NDA finalises seat sharing, BJP gets 27, PMK 18, AMMK 11; AIADMK to contest on rest | India News

New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance on Monday finalized the arrangements for the upcoming seat sharing Tamil Nadu Allotment of 27 seats in assembly elections BJP18 PMK and 11 AMMK AIADMK will contest the remaining 178 seats. The agreement was formalized with BJP leader Piyush Goyal and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami signing the electoral pact at the party’s headquarters in Chennai. Ahead of the announcement, Goyal expressed confidence about the alliance’s prospects, saying, “TN people will reject DMK-Cong, NDA TN, P’cherry will sweep: Goyal.”The people of Tamil Nadu will reject the DMK-Congress alliance in the upcoming assembly elections just as the people of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi did for the India alliance, BJP Tamil Nadu in-charge and Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. Goyal, who arrived in Chennai to finalize seat sharing among NDA allies, said the AIADMK-led bloc would sweep Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and form the government. “We will start a fight against the evil forces DMK and its partners who have led Tamil Nadu to extremely difficult times due to their mismanagement of economy and actions that hurt Tamil culture. People are fed up with DMK and Congress,” he said. “As the Congress and its allies faced successive defeats in the elections held in Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi, the people of Tamil Nadu will reject the DMK-Congress alliance in the state.” “This is because people want good governance, politics of development, a better future and opportunities for youth and advancement of women. Tamil Nadu is ready for a government under the strong National Democratic Alliance under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Goyal told reporters. Referring to Modi, he said the Prime Minister has set a record by serving as the head of government for 25 years and has shown how governance can change lives. He also added that the people of Tamil Nadu wanted a government led by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami which would focus on the development of farmers and all sections. “We will ensure a very bright future for Tamil Nadu,” the minister added. Single-phase polling for all 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23, and 30 constituencies in neighboring Puducherry will go to polls on April 9.