Vijayakant holds talks with senior party functionaries

DMDK founder Vijayakant, whose party was routed in the just concluded Assembly polls, today held discussions with his senior party functionaries.
The actor-turned-politician held discussions with senior functionaries, including district secretaries, here but there was no word on what transpired in the meeting.
He is expected to have taken stock of the situation in the wake of the drubbing.
Vijayakant, Opposition Leader in the previous Assembly, is likely to hold more consultations with his partymen.
Having been aggressively wooed by both DMK and BJP for a poll-pact to face the May 16 Assembly elections, Vijaykant's DMDK, however, aligned with the People's Welfare Front, comprising MDMK, the left parties and VCK. The Tamil Maanila Congress joined the combine later.

Facing the polls as the combine's Chief Ministerial candidate, Vijayakant not only lost from Ulunthurpet but also forfeited deposit by coming third after AIADMK and DMK.
His party, which contested the lion's share of 104 seats, drew a blank in all of them, its first rout in Assembly polls since 2006.