<p>With speculations rife that Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu will be advanced, the DMK and the DMDK have begun exploratory talks with possible allies. </p>.<p><br />DMDK leader Vijayakanth kicked-started the process by meeting a host of leaders including DMK president M Karunanidhi and leaders of the Congress, BJP and VCK, in a sign that the state would probably see political realignment before the polls. The DMDK cast its lot with the BJP-led NDA during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls that comprised of the MDMK and the Ramadoss-led PMK, with whom it had serious differences in seat sharing. <br /><br />Congress leader EVKS Elangovan similarly met DMK leader M K Stalin on Friday. Though both leaders insisted that it was a courtesy call, analysts described it as a possible sign that the DMK is thinking of joining hands with the Congress for the Assembly polls.<br /> <br />The Dravidian outfit’s attempt to court the Congress was evident when the party’s Rajya Sabha MP and Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi agreed to participate in a function organised by Congress on Saturday.<br />DH News Service <br /></p>
<p>With speculations rife that Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu will be advanced, the DMK and the DMDK have begun exploratory talks with possible allies. </p>.<p><br />DMDK leader Vijayakanth kicked-started the process by meeting a host of leaders including DMK president M Karunanidhi and leaders of the Congress, BJP and VCK, in a sign that the state would probably see political realignment before the polls. The DMDK cast its lot with the BJP-led NDA during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls that comprised of the MDMK and the Ramadoss-led PMK, with whom it had serious differences in seat sharing. <br /><br />Congress leader EVKS Elangovan similarly met DMK leader M K Stalin on Friday. Though both leaders insisted that it was a courtesy call, analysts described it as a possible sign that the DMK is thinking of joining hands with the Congress for the Assembly polls.<br /> <br />The Dravidian outfit’s attempt to court the Congress was evident when the party’s Rajya Sabha MP and Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi agreed to participate in a function organised by Congress on Saturday.<br />DH News Service <br /></p>
