Chennai: The ruling AIADMK is expected to finalise seat sharing deals with its alliance partners today.
Sources said that with the DMDK exiting from the alliance, the AIADMK is eyeing to contest from more seats and would finalise seats for partners like Tamil Maanila Congress today.
The party’s coordinator and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and joint coordinator and CM Edappadi K Palaniswami held marathon discussions at the party headquarters since Tuesday.
Palaniswami on Monday announced the provision of six cooking gas (LPG) cylinders in a year free to each family and Rs 1,500 per month to the woman-head of every family, as part of his party’s promises for the Assembly poll.
Addressing the media along with Panneerselvam and other leaders at the party headquarters in Chennai, Palaniswami said the announcements were made on the occasion of the Women’s Day. He added that the manifesto, which would be out shortly, would have ‘many more announcements that will gladden the hearts of people.’