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Kanimozhi seeks separate Lok Sabha seating for DMK MPs after Congress exits SPA
DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi asked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to reconfigure DMK MPs' seating in the Lok Sabha after Congress ended its alliance with the DMK-led SPA. The Congress announced ending its two-decade-long alliance to back TVK in Tamil Nadu, prompting DMK to push for a separate seating arrangement.
Why It Matters
The development could alter parliamentary dynamics and reflect shifting political coalitions in Tamil Nadu and nationally, with seating arrangements signaling how parties plan to operate in the Lok Sabha.
Timeline
2 Events
Kanimozhi requests separate Lok Sabha seating for DMK MPs
May 9, 2026
DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla requesting changes in the seating arrangement of DMK MPs in the Lok Sabha, citing changed political circumstances after the Congress exit from the SPA and asking for separate seating to enable DMK members to discharge their responsibilities effectively.
Congress ends SPA alliance with DMK, backs TVK in Tamil Nadu
May 6, 2026
The Congress ended its two-decade-long alliance with the DMK to back Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in Tamil Nadu, presenting it as a move to keep out 'communal forces that do not believe in the Constitution of India'.