Chennai, Mar 4 (UNI) The Opposition DMK today finalised

the seat sharing agreement with Viduthalai Chiruthaigal

Katchi (VCK) for the April six Assembly elections by

allotting six seats to it.

After heacgic parleys over the last five, the seat sharing

agreement was signed by DMK President M K Stalin and

VCK Founder and Lok Sabha member Thol Thirumavalavan

here.

Earlier, VCK cadres, during a meeting held at its party

office, staged a protest against DMK's decision to allot

very less number of seats to it.

However, Thirumavalavan appealed to them to respect the

Party's decision as it has decided to accept lesser number

of seats to prevent AIADMK-led BJP from winning the elections.

The DMK had already allotted three and two seats to its minor

allies IUML and MMK respectively.

The seat sharing talks with key allies Congress and the

two left parties--CPI and CPI(M)--yielded no result as

they were reluctant to accept the seats offered by the

DMK.

While Congress was holding discussions with its district

secretaries, the CPI and CPI(M), who were demanding seats

in two digits, were debating the issue with their party

members to decide on accepting the DMK's offer of lesser

seats.

The seat sharing pact with another ally, MDMK led by Vaiko

was expected to be finalised today or tomorrow.

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