Vigneswaran: MCA, MIC skipped polls after being sidelined in seat talks

B Nantha KumarPublished: Jul 23, 2023 12:26 PM | Updated: Jul 23, 2023 2:08 PM

MIC president SA Vigneswaran has revealed that one main reason his party and MCA are skipping the six state elections was that they were sidelined in seat negotiations.

He said the formula used, in which incumbent parties get to keep their seats, left few constituencies available for BN to contest.

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