New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Amid ongoing seat-sharing discussions between the Congress and the ruling DMK ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Sunday emphasised that allocating seats in a coalition was complex and required careful negotiation.

He used the metaphor "cut the cake and share it" to describe how seats are distributed among coalition partners.

In an interview with ANI, Chidambaram noted that the DMK has been an ally since 2004 and announced that a committee to discuss seat-sharing will be formed on February 22. He added that expectations are high, smaller parties may join the coalition, and some are "flirting on both sides", keeping their options open with other political groups.

"The allian...