Chennai, Jan. 5 -- As the political battle intensifies in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday said that alliances remain the political reality in Tamil Nadu and asserted that the time has come to move beyond seat-sharing and initiate discussions on the sharing of power.

Reacting to a recent survey conducted by a private organisation, IPDS, on the political alliance landscape in Tamil Nadu, Tagore said the data did not fully capture the actual strength of the Congress party and several other political parties in the state.

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"Pointing to the recent private organisation ( IPDS ) survey taken on Tamil Nadu political alliance statu...