{"id":210245,"date":"2026-03-23T19:33:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=210245"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:33:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:03:27","slug":"nda-finalizes-tn-seat-sharing-bjp-to-contest-27-seats-in-alliance-with-aiadmk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/nda-finalizes-tn-seat-sharing-bjp-to-contest-27-seats-in-alliance-with-aiadmk\/","title":{"rendered":"NDA Finalizes TN Seat Sharing! BJP to Contest 27 Seats in Alliance with AIADMK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday finalized its seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Following intense negotiations, the AIADMK has allocated 27 seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a significant increase from the 20 seats the saffron party contested in 2021. The pact was formally signed by AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. 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