PMK gets 31 seats from DMK
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) one of the member of DPA Alliance gets 31 seats to contest in the forthcoming 2006 TamilNadu Assembly Election. PMK Leader Dr. Ramdoss was discussing daily with DMK President & Tamil Nadu DPA Head M Karunanidhi for the past 1 week regarding seats for his party Pattali Makkal Katchi. It looks like he asked for 35 seats & was given only 23 before Vaiko 's Quit. And later when Vaiko joined AIADMK alliance, M Karunanidhi offered 28 to PMK. And after 4 visits to MK 's house, Dr Ramdoss made it to 31.
In 2001 assembly polls, PMK contested in 27 places & won 20 in alliance with the AIADMK. They got around 5.5% of the total votes. And in 2004 Lok Sabha polls, PMK won all the 5 allotted Parlimentary Constituency seats like other parties in Democratic Progressive Alliance.