2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections - DMDK strikes alliance with PWF, Vijaykanth to be CM candidate Wednesday March 23,2016

Vijayakanth-led Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam(DMDK) on Wednesday  March 23,2016 struck an alliance with the four-party People's Welfare Front for the 16 May Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu with the actor-turned-politician being declared as the chief ministerial candidate of the alliance.

As per the agreement reached between these parties, DMDK will contest 124 seats and the remaining 110 will be shared by PWF constituents -- MDMK, CPI(M), CPI and VCK

The seat-sharing agreement signed by Vijayakanth, Vaiko, G Ramakrishnan (CPIM), R Mutharasan (CPI) and Thol Thirumavalavan (VCK) was released to the media.

The agreement also said Vijayakanth would be the chief ministerial candidate of the alliance

 

PWF vote share — 2006 and 2011 Assembly Elections

2011	2006
DMDK : 7.88%	8.38%
CPI : 1.97%	1.61%
CPI(M): 2.41%	2.65%
VCK: 1.51%	1.29%
MDMK did not contest in 2011	5.98%