Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Wednesday (Could 6) and staked a declare to kind the state authorities. The event got here two days after his political get together emerged as the one largest get together however was in need of a easy majority.
On Wednesday, the Congress introduced its assist to the TVK to kind the Tamil Nadu authorities, in a transfer the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) — the Congress’ long-time ally — described as “backstab”.
Vijay is more likely to take oath as Chief Minister on Could 7, in line with get together sources.
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The Tamil Nadu Meeting has 234 members, requiring 118 seats for a easy majority. The TVK, with 108 seats, wants an extra 10 seats to kind the federal government.
The Congress get together, with 5 MLAs, has publicly introduced its assist for the TVK to kind the Tamil Nadu authorities. This alliance marks a break from the Congress’s 55-year partnership with the DMK.
The mixed tally for the TVK and Congress stands at 113 seats (108 from TVK and 5 from Congress), which continues to be in need of the 118 seats required for a majority.
No, Tamil Nadu, with 234 meeting seats, can have a most of 35 Cupboard ministers. The outgoing DMK authorities had 34 ministers.
The Congress has stipulated that its assist is conditional on the TVK excluding events with communal ideologies that don’t adhere to the Indian Structure from the alliance.
What number of MLAs from the TVK, Congress and different political events will kind the Tamil Nadu Meeting? What number of ministers can Tamil Nadu have? This is how numbers stack up after the 2026 polls:
Occasion-wise variety of MLAs in Tamil Nadu Meeting in 2026:
The Tamil Nadu Meeting has 234 members. Of them:
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK): 47
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK): 4
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML): 2
Communist Occasion of India (CPI): 2
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi VCK: 2
Communist Occasion of India (Marxist) – CPI(M): 2
Bharatiya Janata Occasion -(BJP): 1
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK): 1
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMKMNKZ): 1
Who will kind Tamil Nadu govt?
The TVK, which contested and received the Tamil Nadu election with a majority of seats, will kind the state authorities with assist from the Congress.
A political get together or a coalition should cross the bulk mark to comfortably kind the federal government. Within the 234-member Tamil Nadu Meeting, the bulk mark is 118. Not one of the political events achieved this mark within the 2026 elections.
The TVK, because the single-largest get together, staked a declare to kind the Tamil Nadu authorities. Occasion chief Vijay met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Wednesday relating to this. The TVK received 108 seats and desires an extra 10 seats to kind a authorities.
Whereas the Congress get together with 5 MLAs has publicly introduced its assist for the TVK, it was not instantly clear who else amongst smaller events has prolonged assist to Vijay’s get together.
How do the numbers stack up in TVK’s favour in Tamil Nadu Meeting?
Going by absolutely the variety of seats received by the events within the 2026 Tamil Nadu Elections, the ruling coalition in Tamil Nadu will doubtless encompass:
The official tally in favour of the TVK-Congress’ aspect stands at 113 seats and continues to be in need of 5. No different political get together have introduced its assist for the TVK but. This is what different events are saying:
“In a bid to bridge the hole, the TVK has additionally approached AIADMK Common Secretary Edappadi Ok Palaniswami (EPS),” Tamil Nadu Congress President Ok Selvaperunthagai was quoted by ANI as saying on Wednesday.
The assist of the AIADMK, which secured 47 seats within the meeting elections, might assist the TVK comfortably cross the midway mark.
The VCK, an ally of the DMK, was but to take a call, get together sources informed PTI on Wednesday. “It is going to be determined by our get together president, Thol Thirumavalavan,” a senior get together functionary was quoted as saying.
The Left events and the IUML dominated out offering assist to Vijay’s get together, PTI information added. The CPI(M), CPI, and IUML legislators asserted that they’d proceed to assist DMK.
Regardless of Vijay’s TVK not having the assist of no less than 118 MLAs, the actor-turned-politician is more likely to maintain the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday.
What occurs subsequent?
Vijay will likley be sworn in because the Chief Minister even because the Governor’s invitation to kind the state authorities is awaited.
Vijay’s TVK, with the Congress’ assist, will doubtless kind a minority authorities; nevertheless, he could have to move a flooring check if the Governor calls for it.
The TVK wants the assist of solely 5 extra MLAs to show a majority within the Meeting. The massive query is whether or not he can safe the backing of some extra MLAs.
What number of Cupboard Ministers can Tamil Nadu have?
Tamil Nadu, which has 234 meeting seats, can have as much as 35 Cupboard ministers. The outgoing DMK authorities had 34 ministers.