India
Tamil Nadu Assembly election: DMK announces seats for Secular Progressive Alliance
Brief
Seven allies to contest on the ‘Rising Sun’ symbol
With the DMK concluding seat-sharing and identification of seats for the April 23 Assembly election, the party on Saturday (March 28, 2026) announced the list of constituencies allotted to its allies: the Congress; DMDK; VCK; IUML; CPI; CPI(M); MDMK; Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK); Mukkulathor Puli Padai (MPP); Thamizhar Desiya Katchi (TDK); Manithaneya Jananayagan Katchi (MJK); Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI); and Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK).
The ruling party also announced that KMDK, MMK, MDMK (3 seats), SDPI, MJK, MPP, and TDK will contest on the DMK’s ‘Rising Sun’ symbol, while the Congress, VCK, DMDK, CPI, and CPI(M) will contest under their own symbols.