AIADMK joins hands with BJP for Lok Sabha elections

In a bid to extend their base in the southern state of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party joined hands with the ruling party of Tamil Nadu, AIADMK on Tuesday.

Reportedly, the BJP has been assigned five of the state's 39 parliamentary seats. In the 2014 national elections, BJP won only two seats, including its alliance partners. Comparatively, BJP is in a better position this time.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated, "The alliance will contest the Tamil Nadu elections under the leadership of the AIADMK and the national elections in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

AIADMK had earlier today announced a pact with the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and deputy CM O Panneerselvam met with PMK chief S Ramadoss. PMK will have seven seats in the coalition.