Vijay's TVK Moves to Form Tamil Nadu Government with Congress, Communist Parties Support
- Actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats in Tamil Nadu elections, falling 10 short of the 118-seat majority needed to govern alone.
- TVK is seeking outside support from Congress (5 seats), CPI (2 seats), CPM (2 seats), and VCK (2 seats) to secure 129 total seats and form a minority government, with potential swearing-in as early as May 7.
- The alliance signals a historic rupture in the DMK-Congress alliance that has governed Tamil Nadu for years, as Congress considers backing TVK instead of its long-time partner DMK which won 59 seats.
- TVK is writing to the Governor seeking two weeks to demonstrate majority support, with party MLAs set to elect Vijay as their legislative leader before formal government formation.
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