India / Kamal Haasan-led MNM to contest from 154 seats, 2 allies from 80 seats

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam will be contesting on 154 out of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The party's allies All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi and Indhiya Jananayaka Katchi will contest on 40 seats each, the party stated. The single-phase election in the state is scheduled to take place on April 6.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Mar 09, 2021, 08:35 PM
Chennai: Actor politician Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam has finalised a seat sharing pact with two of its allies for the April 6 Assembly polls and it is set to contest from 154 segments out of the 234 constituencies.

MNM inked an agreement with actor-politician Sarathkumar's All India Samathuva Makhal Katchi and Indiya Jananayaka Katchi to jointly fight the polls.

According to the understanding reached here late last night, AISMK and IJK would contest from 40 seats each.

The primary goal was to contest polls in alliance with a "promise for change and emerge victorious to form the government," the agreement said.

The parties have committed to the common goal of transforming Tamil Nadu by fulfilling the long pending aspirations of the people, the pact said.