The BJP and the PMK on Tuesday morning finalised a seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, as per which the PMK would contest in 10 constituencies in the State as part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The pact was signed by PMK founder S. Ramadoss and BJP State president K. Annamalai at the former’s residence at Thailapuram in Villupuram district after a two-hour deliberation in which PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and BJP’s former State president L. Murugan were present.
Political developments had picked up on Monday when the PMK, which has a substantial political base in northern Tamil Nadu and parts of the western region among the Vanniyars, inclined towards the BJP after having held protracted talks with the AIADMK. It finalised and announced its decision to join the NDA after its district secretaries’ meeting at Thailapuram.
