Puducherry: A day after the submitting of nomination papers for the Puducherry Legislative Meeting elections ended with last-minute seat-sharing talks between Congress-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) Tuesday introduced it will independently contest in three constituencies—Ossudu, Nettapakkam, and Ozhukarai. The uncertainty was inflicting its occasion leaders “psychological stress”, the VCK stated.

The VCK transfer comes after extended negotiations yielded no clear constituency allocations for the occasion. The occasion, lengthy a part of the DMK-Congress-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), had sought to contest three seats however no conclusion could possibly be reached.

“In 2001, we contested in two constituencies as a part of the DMK-led alliance. Within the 2021 elections, the Congress allotted solely the Ozhukarai basic constituency. To keep away from placing stress on the alliance, we accepted it at the moment and contested. Nevertheless, we didn’t obtain cooperation from the alliance events. Nonetheless, we secured greater than 6,000 votes,” occasion founder Thol. Thirumavalavan stated in a press release Tuesday.

“The Congress occasion, which can contest within the majority of seats within the alliance, has not come ahead to allot constituencies to different alliance events. From the DMK aspect, there was a proposal to allot one constituency to VCK. Nevertheless, even after the nomination submitting is full, it’s nonetheless not confirmed which constituency that might be. In all of the constituencies the place the Communist Get together of India (CPI) has filed nominations, the Congress has additionally filed nominations. In a scenario the place it’s nonetheless unknown which constituency might be allotted to VCK, the executives of our occasion have been subjected to pointless psychological stress,” stated Thirumavalavan.

He stated that the occasion has subsequently determined to contest independently within the three constituencies of Oosudu, Nettapakkam, and Ozhukarai the place nominations have at present been filed. “Help might be prolonged to the SPA candidates within the different constituencies the place we’re not contesting,” he added.

With Congress clashing with CPI throughout seats and uncertainty concerning the constituencies the DMK will contest, political analysts ThePrint spoke to stated inner turmoil within the Congress can also be including to considerations of the occasion.

“Adi Dravidar vote is essential in Puducherry and that may be a consolidated vote financial institution for VCK. Congress has not given sufficient significance to the neighborhood. Whereas Congress desires to have a ‘large brother’ perspective, it’s harming the alliance. Furthermore, their inner conflicts and poor administration are enjoying out to be a significant downside for them,” stated Sunilkumar V.M., a political science school member at a Chennai-based non-public college.

In the meantime, in Tamil Nadu, the VCK has been allotted 8 seats as a part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance for the approaching meeting elections. Of the 8 seats, 6 might be reserved, and two might be basic constituencies.

(Edited by Nardeep Singh Dahiya)

Additionally Learn: Congress-DMK seal seat-sharing pact at eleventh hour in Puducherry, no ticket for ex-CM Narayanasamy