The ruling DMK has already announced 3 candidates and allotted one seat to ally, Makkal Needhi Maiam, which named its founder Kamal Haasan as its candidate.
Chennai: Makkal Needhi Maiam President and Actor Kamal Haasan on Friday filed his nomination for Rajya Sabha at the TN Secretariat in the presence of DMK President and TN Chief Minister MK Stalin and TN Dy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
DMK allies, VCK leader Thirumavalavan, MDMK leader Vaiko, and Tamil Nadu Congress President Selvaperundagai were also present.
With DMK allocating one Rajya Sabha seat to Makkal Needhi Maiyam, its founder and actor Kamal Haasan was earlier named the candidate for the Upper House of Parliament.
In the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, each candidate requires a minimum of 34 votes to clinch a Rajya Sabha seat. The DMK-led INDIA bloc, with 158 MLAs (DMK: 133, Congress: 17, VCK: 4, CPI: 2, CPM: 2), is poised to win four seats comfortably.
The ruling DMK has named its three candidates for the Rajya Sabha election scheduled for June 19 this year. According to a release of the DMK, Salma, Advocate P Wilson, and SR Sivalingam are its candidates.
Published: 06 Jun 2025, 12:42 pm IST
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