By Admin 
- The shortfall of 11 seats was bridged with the support of six parties.
After five days of turmoil after getting the public mandate in the results of Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026, the way has finally been cleared for Tamil Nadu Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the government in the state and party chief C. Joseph Vijay to become the Chief Minister. Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday (May 9, 2026) has approved the formation of a new government in the state of TVK chief Vijay.
After getting the approval from the Governor, TVK Chief C. Joseph Vijay will take oath as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday (May 10, 2026) at 10:30 am at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in the capital Chennai.
The path to power was not easy for Vijay
TVK Chief Vijay will take oath as the next CM of Tamil Nadu on Sunday (May 10, 2026), but after winning the elections, the path to forming the government and reaching power in the state was not easy for him. In fact, after the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026, very dramatic developments were seen in the politics of Tamil Nadu between the hung mandate on May 4, 2026 and the swearing-in of the TVK-led government on May 10. This included deleted tweets, alleged fake support letters, last minute changes in the decision and the suspense that continued till Saturday (May 9) evening.
Due to this suspense, Tamil Nadu Governor RV Arlekar had to cancel his visit to Chennai and finally he met TVK Chief Vijay, who was making rounds of Lok Bhavan for the last one week, and gave him approval to form the government.
The whole game started with the lack of 11 seats
TVK won a total of 108 seats in the assembly elections held on April 23, 2026, due to which it emerged as the largest party in the 234-member assembly, but the majority figure in the assembly was 118, that is, TVK was 10 seats short of the majority. Since Vijay won from two seats and could cast only one vote in the assembly, TVK’s total strength now came down to 107. That means 11 MLAs were needed for majority.
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Five days of turmoil and alliance with six parties
To help TVK reach the majority mark for government formation in Tamil Nadu, the Congress party first offered the support of its five MLAs. After this, Communist Party of India supported on two seats and then Communist Party of India (Marxist) also supported on two seats. After the support of Congress, CPI and CPM, the TVK alliance’s tally reached 116, but the majority was still two seats away. Finally, VCK and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) announced the support of two of their MLAs, who were earlier part of the MK Stalin-led DMK alliance.
Case stuck after giving support
After discussing support with TVK, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan took a dig at Vijay for joining hands with Congress. Meanwhile, IUML leader AM Shahjahan denied the news of initial support and said that he did not give any support letter to TVK.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran accused TVK of distributing fake letters of support to his party and AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Said to support Palaniswami.
VCK deleted the post supporting TVK
At the same time, VCK had shared a letter of support to Vijay on the X platform on Friday (May 8, 2026), but after some time this post was deleted and the account also disappeared. However, the screenshot of the support given by the party went viral. After this, VCK and IUML submitted formal letters of support to TVK at 5 pm on Saturday (May 9) and TVK’s alliance figure reached 120.
Meeting with the Governor at 6:30 pm
Even after receiving letters of support from all the parties of the alliance, TVK Chief Vijay’s troubles did not go away, because Governor Arlekar was scheduled to leave for Kerala tour on Saturday at 7:10 pm, but after the end of the tenure of Tamil Nadu Assembly and the fear of imposition of President’s rule in the state, he suddenly canceled his Kerala visit and met TVK Chief Vijay at Lok Bhavan at 6:30 pm.
Invitation letter for government formation received in the fourth meeting with the Governor
This was Vijay’s fourth meeting with the Governor in the last three days. This time the TVK Chief met the Governor with the support letters of 120 MLAs. After the two-hour meeting, Governor RV Arlekar invited TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay to form the new government in Tamil Nadu.
TVK Chief C. Joseph Vijay will take oath on Saturday (May 10) at 10:30 am at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. According to news agency ANI, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will also be present at the swearing-in ceremony of TVK Chief Vijay.
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