Chennai, Dec. 24 -- The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, led by opposition heavyweight All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Tuesday held its first round of seat-sharing talks after Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal arrived in Chennai, in his first visit since he was appointed election-in-charge in the state.

Goyal and AIADMK general secretary Eddapadi K Palaniswami (EPS) both told reporters that they discussed plans for the 2026 assembly elections to unseat the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) but did not disclose the number of seats that were negotiated.

"The meeting (which was held at a private hotel) went on for an hour but numbers have not been finalised yet," said a BJP lead...