The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress have decided to fight the coming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections together.
On Saturday, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who visited DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi at his residence here for talks in the morning, expressed confidence that the alliance would form a government in the State. Asked if the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), led by actor Vijayakant, and others would join the alliance, Mr Azad said the DMK, the principal party in the alliance, would take a decision.
DMK treasurer M.K. Stalin said Mr. Karunanidhi had already made an appeal, through the media, to Mr. Vijayakant to join the alliance. “I hope he will give serious thought to the invitation and take a good decision,” he said.
Mr. Azad did not attach any importance to the formation of a coalition government, a major demand of the Congress in the past. He also sought to play down a question on allocation of seats to the Congress, saying it did not matter if one side got more and one side less.
“It is a small thing whether the Congress is going to be a part of the government or not,” he said.
