NEW DELHI, Feb. 9 -- AIADMK likely to contest on 23-25 seats, while BJP may get 8-10 seats.

The BJP is all set to seal a pact with Tamil Nadu's ruling All India Anna Dravidra Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections together along with two other parties. Once done, it will be a major gain for the BJP which has been trying to get a foothold in Tamil Nadu. This will be the second state in South India after Karnataka where BJP has been able to make inroads.

A highly placed source in the BJP told The Sunday Guardian that an alliance with AIADMK was "almost certain". "All the issues have been resolved. The discussions on specific seats on which the two parties would field candidates are in an advanced stage...