Chennai, March 29 -- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) founder and General Secretary Vaiko expressed confidence in the DMK-led alliance's prospects in the upcoming Assembly elections, stating that the secular progressive front will sweep the polls and the party could win around 200 seats.

Speaking to ANI, Vaiko said, "This election secular progressive alliance headed by DMK will sweep the polls. My estimate is that DMK will win around 200 seats... Dravadian model government will continue after these assembly elections, and DMK on its own will run the ministry."

Meanwhile, the DMK will contest 164 out of the 234 constituencies in the state, while 70 seats have been allocated to its alliance partners. These partners include th...