Chennai: The seat-sharing in the ruling Dravidian Progressive Federation or DMK front has hit a roadblock for the rural local body polls in nine districts of Tamil Nadu as allies complain that several district leaders of the Dravidian Progressive Federation are not providing the allies with the requested seats.

With September 22 being the last date for submission of nomination papers, the state leadership of the DMK has vowed to intervene to iron out differences among the allies as well as the big brother attitude of party district leaders. There are possibilities of several rebel candidates filing nominations with expectations of the party-state leadership intervening and getting the seats for them before the last date of withdrawal of papers on September 25.

Sources in the DMK said that there are certain issues in the seat-sharing and several allies are asking for seats disproportionate to their strength at the grassroots level. However allies beseech to differ and a senior leader of the Congress party said, "The DMK district-level leaders have become very arrogant and are not providing the allies the requested seats and if at all they provide, they are allocating seats that don't have a chance to win. It is difficult to work like this but for the best interests of the coalition, we will continue with the front."

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