TVK allocates lone Tamil Nadu Rajya Sabha seat to Cong

“As Rajya Sabha election is to be held in Tamil Nadu on 18th of this month, a seat has been allocated to the All India Congress party, which is part of the alliance led by TVK in Tamil Nadu,” Vijay said in a statement.

Shanmugam quit the seat after his victory from the Mailam assembly constituency in the April 23 assembly elections.

The TVK’s decision came against the backdrop of Congress state in-charge Girish Chodankar meeting Vijay at his office. After the meeting, Chodankar told reporters that the Congress sought the seat from Tamil Nadu to strengthen its presence in the Rajya Sabha.