New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is willing to offer 27-28 assembly seats and a Rajya Sabha berth to the Congress in the upcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections as seat-sharing negotiations continue between the two alliance partners, according to multiple media reports.

The ruling DMK began seat-sharing negotiations with Congress leader KC Venugopal, meeting Chief Minister MK Stalin at his Alwarpet residence on Sunday.

The two parties were unable to reach a preliminary agreement on the number of seats the Congress, a junior partner in the alliance, would contest in the upcoming Assembly election in Tamil Nadu. The formal seat-sharing talks would be held on February 26 or 27, according to a report in The Hi...