CPI and CPI(M) today announced they would contest nine seats each in the April 24 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu and decided against supporting AIADMK, BJP, DMK and Congress in the remaining 22 seats.
CPI(M) would contest from Coimbatore, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Chennai North, Dindugal, Trichy, Virudhunagar, Villupuram and Thanjavur constituencies, CPI state Secretary D Pandian and CPI (M) State Secretary G Ramakrishnan told the press here after both the parties identified the seats.