The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is seeking at least a “verbal assurance” from its alliance leader, DMK, that the Congress will be accommodated in the next Tamil Nadu Cabinet, even as the ruling party is unwilling yet to announce the “power-sharing arrangement” before the Assembly election. “If the DMK really believes that the electorate will not vote for a coalition government if it is announced before the election, it can give Mr. [Rahul] Gandhi and Madam Sonia Gandhi a verbal assurance that it will share power after the election. The AICC in-charge Girish Chodankar has publicly spoken about having formally communicated the expectations of the Congress High Command,” the leader said. According to sources in the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC), the Congress leaders in the State consistently going public about their opinion has resulted in a “strain in the relationship between the DMK and the Congress”. Congress Legislature Party leader S. Rajeshkumar said the law provided those aged 18 and above with 100 days of work.

Source: The Hindu January 11, 2026 19:28 UTC