Chennai: Hours after Congress announced on Monday that it will contest on at least 41 seats in Tamil Nadu in the upcoming Assembly elections in alliance with DMK, the ruling AIADMK released the final list of candidates for the May 16 polls.
Interestingly, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa will be contesting once again from RK Nagar in Chennai.
"AIADMK will contest in 227 constituencies out of total 234 and remaining 7 seats will be allocated for alliance partners. Also, the party will contest in 30 constituencies in Puducherry and 7 Constituencies in Kerala." ANI quoted Jayalalithaa as saying.
AIADMK will contest in 227 constituencies and 7 will be allocated for alliance partners: Jayalalithaa
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 4, 2016
AIADMK will contest in 30 constituencies in Puducherry and 7 Constituencies in Kerala: Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu CM
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 4, 2016
(More details awaited)
