Tamil Nadu Assembly election: DMK signs poll deal with CPI, allots five seats

The ruling DMK and CPI finalized the seat-sharing agreement for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, with the latter being allotted five seats. The agreement was signed by DMK president and Chief Minister MK Stalin and CPI State Secretary M. Veerapandian at DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam in Chennai.

Mr. Veerapandian said that the DMK front is an alliance shaped by principles.

The seat-sharing arrangement with CPI(M), another Left party in the alliance, is yet to be finalised. The party is claiming more seats than it claimed in the 2021 Assembly elections. Both CPI and CPI(M) contested in six seats in 2021 as part of the DMK-led front.