Democratic Progressive Alliance is an alliance of India

India

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n political parties formed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

 (DMK) in 2004.

Current constituents

The DPA consists of the DMK, Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League

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 and the Moovendra Makkal Kazhagam.

Withdrawals

The Left

Left-wing politics

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 parties defacted to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its...

 (AIADMK)-led front in 2008 after it withdrew support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance

United Progressive Alliance

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 coalition in the Centre.

The Pattali Makkal Katchi

Pattali Makkal Katchi

Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...

 withdrew support in 2008 over differences with the DMK but it still remained in the Congress-led UPA in the Centre. But after differences of seat sharing before the 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

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, it withdrew support to the UPA also and crossed over to the AIADMK-led front.

The Manithaneya Makkal Katchi

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India, founded by Kunangudi Haniffa and focussed on the Muslim community. -2011 Assembly elections:...

 was formed in 2009 by the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham

Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham

Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam is a Muslim non-governmental organization established in the state of Tamil Nadu in India in 1995...

 and immediately joined the DPA. But before the Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 elections, its demand for two Lok Sabha seats and one Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha

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 seat was turned down by the DMK who offered them a lone Lok Sabha seat. The MMK withdrew from the DPA and as of now tied up with small parties like actor Sarath Kumar

Sarath Kumar

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-led Akila Indiya Samathuva Makkal Katchi, the Puthiya Tamilzhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

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(BJP) (which does not much presence in in the state).