DMK MP Kanimozhi has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stating that DMK members will now sit separately from the INDIA alliance in the Lower House. The note signals a sharp distancing by the DMK, an INDIA bloc constituent, from its parliamentary alliance partners after its arrangement with Congress ends, reshaping seat arrangements and opposition coordination.
A fresh rift has erupted in the INDIA alliance after Congress chose to back Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form government in Tamil Nadu. DMK lashed out, accusing Congress of “backstabbing” and warning that the decision could damage the alliance’s credibility ahead of the 2029 elections, heightening uncertainty inside the bloc.
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After recent assembly poll outcomes, BJP leaders said the INDIA bloc is already breaking, citing performances in West Bengal and Assam. The party framed opposition setbacks as proof of wider cracks within the alliance. Critics, meanwhile, targeted Rahul Gandhi over leadership failures and a widely noted absence on the crucial counting day.
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