A multi-cornered contest likely

Major parties, barring the BJP, to array in two rival formations
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Outfits of actors Vijaykant and Karthik to face polls independently
The DMK rules out possibility of allowing more parties into the alliance
DMK front may stake claim for northern belt, AIADMK alliance for south
Both the AIADMK and the DMK keen to avoid disaffection in seat sharing
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Tamil Nadu appears all set to witness a multi-cornered contest in the May 8 Assembly elections with major political parties, barring the Bharatiya Janata Party, deciding to array themselves in two rival formations and film stars Vijaykant and Karthik making it clear that their parties will face the polls independently. (more...)