Chennai: The ruling AIADMK on Wednesday invited applications from party members seeking tickets for contesting the ensuing Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, setting in motion its election work. Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats while Puducherry has one.
According to a statement from AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselvam and Joint Coordinator K Palaniswami, the application forms will be available from February 4 to February 10. Those seeking the party ticket would have to pay a sum of Rs 25,000 towards the application cost, they said.
The AIADMK leaders have been exuding confidence of repeating the party's performance under J Jayalalithaa of winning 37 of the 39 seats in the 2014 polls, notwithstanding her passing away in December 2016.
