DMK ally Puthiya Tamizhagam's four seats identified

CHENNAI: DMK and its ally Puthiya Tamizhagam (PT) today concluded identification of the four constituencies the latter will contest in the May 16 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.

The constituencies, all reserved, include Ottapidaram, represented by PT founder-leader K Krishnasamy in the outgoing assembly, according to the poll-pact reached between the two parties.

DMK, leading the alliance, had yesterday allotted four seats to PT.

As per the agreement signed by DMK President M Karunanidhi and Krishnasamy, the other seats PT would contest are Vasudevanallur, Srivilliputhur and Krishnarayapuram.

Presently, Vasudevanallur and Krishnarayapuram are held by the ruling AIADMK while CPI represents Srivilliputhur.

An ally of AIADMK in the 2011 elections, PT later switched sides and supported DMK leader Kanimozhi's candidature in the 2013 Rajya Sabha elections.

DMK and Congress had yesterday identified the 41 seats the national party will contest in the 234-member assembly.

Eyeing to return to power, DMK had allotted 58 seats to its allies including five each to two Muslim parties, while keeping a lion's share of 176 constituencies for itself.