Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has constituted a 5-member committee to hold seat-sharing parleys with DMK for the 2026 Assembly election, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President K Selvaperunthagai said on Saturday.

The Congress team tasked with holding talks with the ruling DMK will be led by the party in-charge for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Girish Chodankar, the TNCC top leader said.

Selvaperunthagai and legislature party leader S Rajeshkumar will be part of the panel.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram welcomed the party brass appointing the committee and said this would strengthen the INDIA bloc's unity.

The Congress veteran said he believed that this announcement would bring to an end some claims regarding the alliance.

Chidambaram's statement assumes significance as cla

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