PMK announces alliance with BJP for Lok Sabha elections

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The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) announced it would join the BJP-led NDA and fight the coming Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.

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The PMK will contest 10 seats in the state as part of the NDA alliance. BJP state president K Annamalai and PMK founder Ramadoss signed the pact at the Thailapuram residence of the latter.

BJP-PMK alliance sealed. PMK to contest from 10 seats in Tamil Nadu as part of the NDA alliance.#TNPolitics #Elections2024 #LokSabha #BJP pic.twitter.com/goeyFu8Vlv

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The PMK is a Vanniyar community-dominated party and has significant influence in some of the northern districts of the state.

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“PMK will fight from 10 seats in Tamil Nadu in the NDA,” Annamalai later told reporters in a joint press briefing with PMK President and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Anbumani Ramadoss.