Puducherry Assembly polls | The contrasting fortunes of two Dravidian majors
The Hindu
The recent political churn in Puducherry, while altering the positions of the Congress and All India N R Congress, has also led to contrasting fortunes for the two Dravidian parties — AIADMK and DMK.
While the AIADMK has been left with fewer seats in the wake of the BJP playing an assertive role in the NDA, which also comprises the AINRC, the DMK has driven a hard bargain with the Congress to garner a higher share of tickets. The Congress will now contest in 15 seats, six less than 2016, while the DMK will field 13 candidates and the VCK and CPI, one each.
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