New Delhi, March 28 -- The Tamil Nadu ruling party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday announced its seat-sharing arrangement with allies ahead of the assembly elections in the state scheduled for 23 April. While most ministers in the M K Stalin government have retained their seats, new joinees like AIADMK veteran O Panneerselvam has also been given a ticket by the DMK.

The seat-sharing arrangement for the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) was announced by Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin. Out of the 234 assembly constituecies in Tamil Nadu, the DMK will be contesting in 164.

The Congress has been allotted 28 seats (including Ponneri, Erode East, Vilavankode, Sivakasi and Karaikudi) while the CPI and the CPI(M) have ...