DMK-Congress Seat Tussle: Congress Seeks 45, DMK Offers 25 in Tamil Nadu Polls

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DMK-Congress Seat-Sharing Stalemate: Congress Demands 45, DMK Offers 25

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the Anbukkarangal scheme to offer financial support to the education of orphaned children or those who have lost one parent. Under the initiative, a monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 to children upto the age of 18 and helps them continue their education without a break. The government would provide support to the children to pursue their higher education too.

The Anbukkarangal scheme was launched under the Thayumanavar scheme and the monthly aid would be provided to 6,082 children every month, the CM said.

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CNBC TV18•24-02-2026, 11:43

DMK-Congress Seat-Sharing Stalemate: Congress Demands 45, DMK Offers 25

•Seat-sharing talks between DMK and Congress for Tamil Nadu Assembly elections hit a stalemate.
•Congress demands 45 seats, while DMK is reluctant to offer more than 25 in the 234-member Assembly.
•DMK began talks with allies on February 22, with DMK chief Stalin meeting Congress leader KC Venugopal.
•Congress's Tamil Nadu in-charge Girish Chodankar and PCC chief K Selvaperunthagai also met DMK's Kanimozhi.
•Congress bases its demand on 2021 election results where it won 18 of 25 contested seats, while DMK wants to stick to the 2021 formula.

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