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Sources said the Congress asked for 63 seats allotted to it for the 2011 elections but the DMK is understood to have turned down the proposal and offered just 25 seats, pointing out that the Congress is a diminished party in the state after Vasan floated the Tamil Maanila Congress.
After the hour-long meeting, which was held at Karunanidhi's Gopalapuram residence, Azad told reporters that they didn't discuss numbers. "Our basic purpose was to discuss the election strategy, and also to find as to how many other groups are joining and how many have already joined," he said. In response to a question on seat sharing, he said, "We have not firmed up numbers and we have given some time for DMK also." He added that the they would "discuss among ourselves, with our leadership, the PCC chief and other leaders" and that seat sharing could be decided in subsequent talks.
DMK-Cong talks: Azad asks MK for 63 seats, offered 25 - Times of India
After the hour-long meeting, which was held at Karunanidhi's Gopalapuram residence, Azad told reporters that they didn't discuss numbers. "Our basic purpose was to discuss the election strategy, and also to find as to how many other groups are joining and how many have already joined," he said. In response to a question on seat sharing, he said, "We have not firmed up numbers and we have given some time for DMK also." He added that the they would "discuss among ourselves, with our leadership, the PCC chief and other leaders" and that seat sharing could be decided in subsequent talks.
DMK-Cong talks: Azad asks MK for 63 seats, offered 25 - Times of India
