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Updated: Mar 06, 2019 18:09 IST

Actor Vijayakanth’s DMDK is in talks with AIADMK and BJP to finalise a seat-sharing deal in Tamil Nadu, DMDK leader LK Sudheesh has said. On Wednesday morning, Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam announced that DMDK will be part of the alliance, just hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega rally in Kancheepuram. But the talks continued till Wednesday evening and Vijayakanth skipped the rally.

The actor’s brother-in-law and DMDK deputy secretary LK Sudheesh clarified that the talks are still undergoing with AIADMK and that’s why Vijayakanth did not attend the rally.Sudheesh said the talks on Wednesday remained inconclusive and the Vijayakanth led party will announce its stand on seat sharing on Thursday or Friday.

Vijayakanth’s photo which had appeared along that of PM Modi at the rally venue in Kancheepuram was also removed .

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Vijayakanth’s wife and DMDK treasurer Premalatha were among those who met AIADMK leaders at Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami’s residence on Wednesday.

Sources said the DMDK may be allotted 4 or 5 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu. State ministers Thangamani and Velumani are discussing a seat-sharing formula with Union Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goel.

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The DMDK was also in talks with the DMK-Congress front in the last few days but could not agree on the number of seats. DMK leaders claimed they were unable to meet the demands of the DMDK. “We already have too many partners. We are not in a position to sacrifice more numbers of seats for DMDK. We were ready to offer a maximum of four seats. However, they have asked for seven seats and assurance for one Rajya Sabha seat. So, we did not proceed with the alliance talks,” said a DMK leader added.

After a meeting with his office-bearers, Vijayakanth had on Friday decided to enter into a pre-poll alliance with the AIADMK, a DMDK functionary had said. The AIADMK had on February 19 struck an alliance with the BJP and Ramadoss’ Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK).

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Out of 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, the BJP has been offered five seats and the PMK seven Lok Sabha seats with an assurance that one Rajya Sabha seat. The AIADMK has already offered the lone seat in Puducherry to its ally All India NR Congress.