Chennai: VCK has sought the DMK to allot double digit seats for the party in the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and three seats in Puducherry.VCK president Thol Thirumavalavan refused to divulge the number of seats sought in TN but said the party has asked for three seats in Puducherry, including a general constituency. He told this to reporters after holding the first round of seat-sharing talks with the DMK committee headed by treasurer T R Baalu at DMK headquarters.The VCK panel which included general secretaries M Sinthanai Selvan and D Ravikumar told the DMK committee that VCK was allotted 12 seats in 2011 elections. The party has grown since 2011 and wanted `due recognition,’ the VCK panel told DMK leaders. “We never bargain for seats with the DMK. We have only put forth our views to the committee,” Thirumavalavan said adding that the talks were amicable. “Our objective is to ensure the victory of DMK-led front, which, in turn, means victory for the state and its people,” Thirumavalavan said. He also rejected claims that VCK sought a Rajya Sabha seat from the DMK.Thiruma added that the Baalu-led committee assured them that the VCK’s expectations would be conveyed to Chief Minister M K Stalin, who heads the alliance, and that they would be invited for the next round of talks.After VCK, three minor parties—Samathuva Makkal Kazhagam, Makkal Viduthalai Katchi and Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam—held talks with the DMK. They sought one seat each and expressed willingness to contest on the DMK’s ‘Rising Sun’ symbol.
