DMK-Congress alliance strong, will secure two-third majority in Tamil Nadu election: Karnataka Deputy CM

D.K. Shivakumar, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and Congress leader, urged unity among the DMK, Congress, and the INDIA bloc to ensure good governance and peace in the country. He accused the BJP of attempting to divide south India along linguistic and religious lines and called for voters to reject such efforts. Shivakumar campaigned for Congress candidate Gopinath Palaniyappan in the Erode (East) Assembly constituency, highlighting the role of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in forming the alliance.