Actor Vijay's TVK Party Emerges Largest in Tamil Nadu with 107 Seats, Seeks Coalition Partners
- Actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won 107 seats in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, making it the single largest party but falling 11 seats short of the 234-member assembly's majority threshold.
- TVK is likely to be invited by the governor to form the government as the largest party, with confidence among party insiders of securing outside support from Congress, CPI, CPIM, and VCK to reach the required numbers.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin lost his traditional Kolathur constituency to TVK candidate VS Babu, marking a significant personal setback for the DMK in what was expected to be a stronghold.
- The political arithmetic now focuses on whether TVK can secure coalition partners or if Tamil Nadu will face a complex minority government situation.
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