Congress Learns from Bihar, Finalizes Tamil Nadu Seat-Sharing Early; NDA in Trouble

• Congress and DMK finalize seat-sharing in Tamil Nadu well before elections, learning from Bihar's 'friendly fight' debacle.
• DMK initiated seat-sharing by allocating two assembly seats each to IUML and MMK, aiming to keep the alliance united.
• Stalemate with Congress broken; DMK agrees to one Rajya Sabha seat for Congress, with 27-28 assembly seats likely.
• Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal's meeting with Stalin helped resolve seat-sharing issues.
• NDA faces disarray in Tamil Nadu with O. Panneerselvam joining DMK and no seat-sharing agreement yet.