Puducherry Assembly election: Congress hints at a “friendly fight” in a few seats for Assembly polls in U.T.
The Hindu
Congress signals a "friendly fight" with allies in select Puducherry Assembly seats ahead of the April 9 elections.
The Congress on Wednesday gave an indication of its plan to enter into a “friendly fight” with its alliance partners — the DMK, the CPI and the VCK — in certain constituencies for the April 9 Assembly polls in the Union Territory.
During a media interaction at the Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee office, the All India Congress Committee’s official spokesperson Dolly Sharma said a clear picture on the candidates in fray for the Assembly elections would emerge only by Thursday. The Election Commission of India has set March 26 (Thursday) as the deadline for candidates to withdraw their nomination papers in Puducherry.
While answering a question about candidates of alliance partners filing nomination papers from the same constituencies, Ms. Sharma said, “let us see, how many people will take back their nomination papers by tomorrow. There is a friendly fight in a few seats”.
Asked whether the DMK has agreed for the friendly contest, she said, “Yes, I don’t think the DMK has issued any statement regarding the friendly fight. Our candidates have already started their campaign.”
When reporters pointed out the exception of the Congress being the only major party not to have released the candidates list, Ms. Sharma said, “whoever is going to fight the elections for the party, have filed their nomination papers.”
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