Manmohan Singh, not to be fielded from Tamil Nadu?

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not likely to be fielded for Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu on behalf of Congress’s ally DMK. Reliable sources told Express that Singh will be fielded from Rajasthan since a BJP Rajya Sabha MP from that State died recently. Since Congress has enough number of MLAs in Rajasthan, it may not seek the help of DMK to get Singh elected to the Upper House from Tamil Nadu.
This has left second rung leaders of DMK attempting to bag the two Rajya Sabha seats that are now available apart from the one promised to MDMK general secretary Vaiko. The sources added that the party will offer a ticket to one P Shanmugam, general secretary of Labour Progressive Front (LPF), a trade union affiliated to DMK. Party insiders said the second seat may be given to one of the prominent party members -  P Wilson, an advocate or advocate wing secretary R Ilango, or IT wing deputy secretary MM Abdulla or deputy general secretary VP Duraisamy.

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