CHENNAI: Actor Vijayakant's DMDK party, which was hobnobbing with both the ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK over the past week, is now all set to join the AIADMK-led alliance for the ensuing parliamentary polls in Tamil Nadu. A formal announcement will be made over the next couple of days, a source privy to the development said.

Incidentally, on Friday morning, Vijayakant held a discussion with the members of his party's seat sharing committee, on the status of alliance talks, number of seats and the actual seats to demand, at the party headquarters in

in Chennai. It was also the first time, he visited the party office since he returned from the US, where he underwent treatment.

"The offer is still three Lok Sabha seats for them to contest as part of the alliance, even though they are asking for more. There is no promise of a Rajya Sabha seat for the DMDK, as being widely speculated. A formal announcement will be made most likely on Sunday, but surely before Monday," the source told TOI. While Vijayakant party's bargaining power went up a few days ago, with both AIADMK and DMK wooing it, it reversed after DMK decided not to pursue further talks unable to meet DMDK's steep demand for seats.

Once DMDK formally becomes part of the AIADMK-led alliance over this weekend, all the targeted groups would have become part of the alliance. "Krishnasamy's Puthiya Thamizhagam (PT) is already in with one seat (

), while talks with G K Vasan's TMC (Myladuthurai) has been completed, but agreement alone is yet to be signed. In addition, A C Shanmugham gets

, while NR Congress has already taken

," the source said.

If AIADMK sticks to its present offer of 3 seats to DMDK, then it will be giving away a total of 16 seats to allied parties, including already agreed 7 seats to PMK, 5 to BJP and one to NR Congress. While PT, TMC and Shanmugham's New Justice Party will contest under Two Leaves symbol, AIADMK can eventually put up its party candidates in the rest 21 seats, thereby completing seat allocation to all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry.