T.N. elections: Attempts to create divisions in DMK-led alliance have failed, says CM Stalin

DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) that since attempts to create divisions among the constituents of the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) had failed, conspiracies criticising the seat-sharing arrangements were now being circulated “based on imagination.”

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After completing the seat-sharing arrangements among the constituents of the SPA for the 2026 Assembly elections and concluding interviews with DMK ticket aspirants, Mr. Stalin, in a letter to his party workers, urged them to ignore rumours intended to mislead and to work together with allies to ensure victory in all 234 Assembly segments.

He said during the 10 years of AIADMK rule between 2011 and 2021, the State witnessed deterioration across all sectors. Since coming to power in 2021, the DMK government has undertaken several developmental measures that have helped Tamil Nadu stand out at the national level, he said.

“The contribution of our ideological alliance partners to this achievement has been significant. Recognising this, the seat-sharing talks on behalf of the DMK were conducted in a democratic manner this time as well,” the DMK president said.

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As new parties joined the alliance, seats had to be allocated accordingly among the constituents, said Mr. Stalin, adding that he had personally held talks with some of the alliance party leaders who have been part of the DMK-led alliance for a long time.

He said the DMK and its alliance partners stand united in opposing the communal politics of the BJP government at the Centre and its betrayal of Tamil Nadu. “Ours is an ideological alliance founded on secularism, State rights, social justice, and equality,” he said.

With the completion of seat-sharing, excluding constituencies where allies will contest under their own symbols, DMK candidates and those allies contesting on DMK’s symbol will together be in the fray in 175 seats, he added.