Overview
- Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai said party chief Mallikarjun Kharge has constituted a five-member team to start talks with the ruling DMK.
- The panel includes Girish Chodankar, Suraj Hegde, Nivedith Alva, K. Selvaperunthagai, and S. Rajeshkumar.
- Congress is expected to formally notify DMK president and Chief Minister M. K. Stalin about the committee shortly, according to party accounts.
- Discussions are set to cover seat distribution as well as whether Congress will participate in a coalition government, party sources said.
- Leaders said DMK sought clarity after rumors of a Congress–TVK alignment, with the talks intended to steady the alliance ahead of the 2026 Assembly election.