Ahmedabad Times

NEW DELHI: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led alliance has allotted a Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu to its alliance accomplice, the Indian Nationwide Congress, forward of the biennial elections scheduled for June 18.In a press release, the alliance introduced that the seat falling vacant from Tamil Nadu and set to be crammed by means of the upcoming Rajya Sabha election has been allotted to the Congress as a part of the seat-sharing association throughout the TVK-led entrance.Congress Tamil Nadu, election in-charge, Girish, Chodankar, had met CM Vijay earlier within the day. “I’ve simply met the chief minister, and I’ve urged him, requested him that this seat needs to be allotted to us by them after which it should additionally assist us within the Parliament in Rajya Sabha,” he mentioned.“I feel CM needs to be contemplating our request, it seems to be like. Candidates’ names are finalised solely by the central election authority of the Congress celebration. The second this seat is introduced as a Congress seat, then we are going to request our central election committee to resolve on our candidate,” he added.The Rajya Sabha election for the seat is scheduled to be held on June 18. The Congress is predicted to announce its candidate for the Higher Home seat within the coming days.