The ruling AIADMK Tuesday announced a poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

The BJP was given five Lok Sabha seats while the PMK was allotted seven Lok Sabha seats for the forthcoming Parliamentary elections.

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Announcing the deal in the presence of Chief Minister K Palaniswami, AIADMK coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said it has also been decided that the PMK will be allocated a Rajya Sabha seat.

Under the deal, The BJP will be supporting the AIADMK in the bypolls expected to 21 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said.

AIADMK seals alliance with BJP, PMK in Tamil Nadu
(From Left) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Union Minister Piyush Goyal and deputy CM O Panneerselvam. PTI
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PMK will also support AIADMK in the bypolls, its founder leader S Ramadoss described the coalition as "an alliance for people's welfare, a mega coalition and a victorious alliance."

"To retrieve the rights of Tamil Nadu people, we have made a 10-point charter of demands," Ramadoss said.

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The demands include declaring the Cauvery delta districts as a protected farm region, a caste wise census be held in Tamil Nadu and seven Rajiv case convicts be set free.

"This coalition will be successful in all the 40 constituencies in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry," he said.

AIADMK seals alliance with BJP, PMK in Tamil Nadu
AIADMK Coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and Joint Coordinator and Chief Minister K Palaniswami with Pattali Makkal Katchi founder S Ramadoss. IANS
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