Tamil Nadu government formation LIVE: CM-designate Vijay to take oath tomorrow; vote of confidence in Assembly by May 13

AMMK MLA Kamraj acknowledged as he left C.V. Shanmugam’s residence, “I will proceed my political rush with AMMK chief TTV Dinakaran.”

9 Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Ministers are anticipated to be sworn in on the morning of Sunday (Could presumably 10, 2026), along with the celebration president and Chief Minister-designate C. Joseph Vijay.

Those that dangle made it to the list submitted to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar are ‘Bussy’ N. Anand (elected from T. Nagar constituency); Aadhav Arjuna (Villivakkam); K.G. Arunraaj (Tiruchengodu); K.A. Sengottaiyan (Gobichettipalayam); P. Venkataramanan (Mylapore); C.T.R. Nirmalkumar (Thirupparankundram); A. Rajmohan (Egmore); T.K. Prabhu (Karaikudi); and S. Keerthana (Sivakasi).

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Former Earnings Minister and AIADMK leader R. B. Udhaya Kumar expressed hope on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) that sure traits concerning his celebration would rob space.

Rising from his assembly with outdated school Law Minister C. V. Shanmugam at his residence in Chennai, Mr. Kumar told journalists, “Wait and see.”

There dangle been experiences that the outdated long-established Law Minister had conflicts with celebration accepted secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami concerning programs on how to the incoming TVK executive and doable alliances with the DMK.

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and outdated school Minster K.R. Periyakaruppan, who lost by one vote at some level of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections 2026, has filed a writ petition within the Madras High Court docket to forestall his opponent Seenivasa Sethupathy of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) from taking part within the belief vote to be held within the Pronounce Assembly on or sooner than Could presumably 13, 2026.

A summer season vacation Bench of Justices L. Victoria Gowri and N. Senthilkumar is scheduled to absorb the writ petition for an urgent listening to at some level of a special sitting on Sunday (Could presumably 10, 2026) since the petitioner had contended that the votes solid in his Tirupattur constituency in Sivaganga district weren’t recounted successfully and therefore the elected candidate isn’t very allowed to take part in any legislative route of.

Safety tightened at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium earlier than Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony as Chief Minister.

TVK chief Vijay reaches his Neelankarai residence, security tightened earlier than his swearing-in ceremony.

Supporters and fans of TVK chief Vijay specific their pleasure earlier than his oath ceremony as CM of the notify the next day.

Congress MLA P. Viswanathan, elected from Melur, shall be a Minister in Vijay’s cabinet.

Reacting to the swearing-in of TVK chief Vijay, his father, S.A. Chandrasekhar, says, “In the end, Tamil folks dangle succeeded.” 

Coalition executive in Tamil Nadu after 1952. Congress is becoming a member of the manager of Mr Vijay. In 1952, Manickavelu Naicker joined the Congress executive of Rajaji. But he later became an affiliate member of the Congress, and the manager lost its persona as a coalition map.

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Following an stop to days of uncertainty in Pronounce politics, the vote of self belief within the Tamil Nadu Assembly shall be held on or sooner than Could presumably 13, 2026.

CM-designate and TVK chief Vijay will rob oath of space of enterprise with 9 assorted Ministers on Sunday (Could presumably 10, 2026).

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This would possibly presumably be a coalition executive within the Pronounce, All India Congress Committee in-price for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar told The Hindu. 

Requested whether the Congress demanded a share in strength, he acknowledged it has been agreed upon after the celebration conveyed it to the TVK management. 

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After he staked say to compose the manager in Tamil Nadu, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay has been appointed because the Chief Minister designate by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar under Article 164 of the Constitution of India.

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Outgoing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief M. K. Stalin on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) acknowledged the original executive need to make certain that the continuation of the farsighted and smartly-deliberate schemes applied by the DMK regime.

In a social media post, Mr. Stalin acknowledged folks would proceed to lend a hand if the welfare schemes launched by the DMK executive for ladies folk, childhood, college students, children, executive workers, and marginalised sections of society dangle been carried ahead.

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Swearing-in ceremony of TVK chief Vijay as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday (Could presumably 10, 2026) at 10 a.m. on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. 

Mr. Vijay and 9 assorted Ministers are space to be sworn within the next day.

The nail-biting political uncertainty that prevailed in Tamil Nadu over the last few days sooner or later came to an stop on Saturday evening when Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president and leader of the one largest celebration, C. Joseph Vijay called on Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at Lok Bhavan in Chennai, staking say to compose the manager with the succor of 120 MLAs-elect within the 234-member House.

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Earlier this evening, amid the speculations around a ruin up within the AIADMK camp, celebration leader R.B. Udhayakumar used to be at C.V. Shanmugam’s residence along with several AIADMK MLAs in Chennai.

TVK workforce and supporters burst firecrackers outside the TVK headquarters in Chennai to dangle a fair time because the celebration is determined to compose the manager in Tamil Nadu.

Amid the rising hypothesis, sources in Lok Bhavan acknowledged Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam President C. Joseph Vijay has been given an appointment to fulfill Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. 

The Governor has cancelled his Kerala focus on over with. 

Mr. Vijay has started from his residence at Foreshore Estate to name on the Governor and to stake a say to compose the manager.

After extending succor to the TVK, VCK chief Thol. Thirumavalavan says, “Now we dangle extended our succor to make certain that the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) would no longer develop correct into a drawback to Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam—which has secured 108 seats—forming the manager, and to forestall the imposition of President’s Rule in Tamil Nadu”. 

“Our alliance all the arrangement during the DMK-led Secular Revolutionary Alliance will proceed. As a political celebration, we now dangle got taken this resolution by exercising our self sustaining appropriate. This would possibly no longer have an effect on our relationship with the DMK,” he adds. 

Sources in Lok Bhavan acknowledged Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam President C. Joseph Vijay has no longer been given an appointment to fulfill Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. 

The sources also acknowledged that the Governor is scheduled to leave for Thiruvananthapuram by flight around 7.10 p.m.

Mr. Vijay, who started from his residence at Foreshore Estate to stake a say to compose the manager, after his celebration got the succor of the VCK and IUML, returned to the dwelling.

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After VCK launched its backing for TVK, IUML has also launched unconditional succor for Vijay. 

In a post on X, outdated school Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M.K.Stalin acknowledged that he welcomes the announcement by his alliance “to take care of away from the current crisis, even though we specific succor for the Tamil Nadu Victory Federation to compose the manager, we proceed within the DMK-led secular innovative alliance on the conception that of policy.”

“The Congress MLAs who contested and obtained on behalf of the alliance failed to come to Anna Arivalayam to specific their thanks. On the identical day, the Congress celebration severed ties with the DMK and proceeded,” he adds. 

VCK’s Thol Thirumavalavan has confirmed his succor to C. Joseph Vijay’s TVK and has issued the letter of succor, says Aadhav Arjuna. 

With this, TVK chief Vijay is determined to fulfill the Governor. 

With this succor TVK’s Vijay shall be leading a coalition executive in Tamil Nadu. 

Letter of succor from VCK

Even because the aggravating political declare is on in Tamil Nadu with TVK leader C. Joseph Vijay attempting to decide up succor to compose the manager, the Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar shall be leaving for Thiruvananthapuram in a flight departing Chennai at 7.10 p.m. on Could presumably 9, 2026. — The Hindu Bureau

A writ petition used to be filed within the Supreme Court docket on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) to bid a Could presumably 7 Press liberate of Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar, denying a say made by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) celebration president C. Joseph Vijay to compose the manager, as unconstitutional and arbitrary.

The petition filed by retired IPS officer M. Ramasubramani, through recommend G. Siva Bala Murugan, submitted that the Governor’s refusal to ask Mr. Vijay, because the head of the one largest celebration which emerged after the 2026 Assembly elections, used to be a antagonistic switch towards parliamentary democracy.

It acknowledged the Governor’s insistence that Mr. Vijay need to bid the “requisite majority succor” needed for formation of executive used to be opposite to the settled constitutional conventions governing formation of executive in a hung Assembly.

The petition acknowledged the click liberate successfully foreclosed the constitutional route of with out permitting the one largest political celebration to build its majority on the bottom of the Legislative Assembly.

“It is miles smartly-settled that in a parliamentary democracy governed by the Constitution, the ask whether a political celebration or coalition commands majority succor can supreme be definite on the bottom of the House and no longer by subjective delight, private consultations or roving enquiry undertaken at Lok Bhavan,” Mr. Ramasubramani submitted.

The Governor can’t end the constitutional route of with out a ground take a look at when a viable say to majority exists.

The sooner petition by Ezhilarasi P., who acknowledged she used to be a TVK celebration member, argued that the Governor used to be “accountability lope” to ask Mr. Vijay, because the leader of the one largest celebration, to compose the manager within the Pronounce and later shriek the majority on the bottom of the House. — Krishnadas Rajagopal

Ending the drama surrounding the formation of a executive in Tamil Nadu, the VCK has determined to succor C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhgam (TVK). This used to be launched by a high VCK leader to The Hindu.

The celebration president, Thol. Thirumavalavan, will manufacture the announcement rapidly, ending all hypothesis about the celebration’s stance, the leader added. — The Hindu Bureau

Amidst the intense hypothesis surrounding the formation of a brand original executive in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK Favorite Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who had remained quiet until now, has extended his congratulations to the celebration space to rob space of enterprise. In an legit statement, he mighty: “Within the no longer too prolonged ago concluded 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, candidates from various parties contested and emerged victorious. I lengthen my heartiest congratulations to the celebration that will most definitely be forming the manager in Tamil Nadu.” 

His message of greetings would possibly be interpreted as a switch to brush off the talks concerning his celebration doubtlessly forming a executive with the succor of the DMK. Even if his colleagues had no longer too prolonged ago expressed hope for his return to strength, Mr. Palaniswami had maintained a strategic silence over the previous few days. — K. Muralitharan

At the least 126 candidates who secured a victory within the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections dangle criminal cases pending towards them, in accordance to a file released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Tamil Nadu Election Detect (TNEW) on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026), which analysed the criminal, monetary, and tutorial backgrounds, the gender, and assorted miniature print of the winning nominees. The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) topped the list, with 41 MLAs-elect from the celebration declaring that they’ve criminal cases pending towards them. — The Hindu Bureau

An ex-IPS officer moved the Supreme Court docket on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026), no longer easy Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar’s refusal to ask TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay to compose the Authorities irrespective of his celebration winning the supreme collection of seats.

The plea used to be filed by IPS M. Ramasubramani (retd), who served as an Additional Director Favorite of Police and the Inspector Favorite of Police. His plea argued that the Governor’s resolution portions to an unconstitutional choice of a majority outside the Assembly.

It contended that the Governor would possibly no longer impart TVK a possibility to shriek its majority through a ground take a look at.

Mr. Vijay, the TVK founder, has met Governor Arlekar twice, inquiring for to be invited to compose the manager. On the opposite hand, no invitation has been extended to him to this level to compose the manager.

On Friday (Could presumably 8, 2026), a member of TVK moved the head court searching for instructions to the Tamil Nadu Governor to ask TVK to compose the Authorities within the Pronounce.

The plea by K. Ezhilarasi contended that the Governor’s failure to ask Vijay violated Articles 12 and 32 of the Constitution. — PTI

Dr. D. Ravikumar, VCK’s Favorite Secretary, brushed aside experiences of the celebration making requires for Assembly positions.

“The experiences currently being circulated, claiming that the VCK is searching for various positions and making requires, are entirely opposite to the truth. We put a question to the media to no longer lend credence to such experiences. We extra jog the media to no longer became complicit in attempts to malign the VCK,” he posted on X.

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AIADMK Favorite Secretary and outdated school Chief of Opposition within the Tamil Nadu Assembly Edappadi K. Palaniswami extended greetings to the celebration that can compose the manager in Tamil Nadu.

“Within the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections that dangle concluded successfully, candidates from various parties dangle contested and emerged victorious. I lengthen my heartfelt congratulations to the celebration that can compose the manager in Tamil Nadu,” he posted on X.

With all eyes on VCK’s resolution, VCK leader S.S. Balaji acknowledged “We are able to lisp at 4:00 p.m. what time the click convention will rob space; VCK’s resolution shall be disclosed at some level of that press convention.” 

— The Hindu Bureau

CPI(M) Favorite Secretary M.A. Child at some level of a press meet in Madurai, rejected the claims that DMK and AIADMK dangle been planning for an alliance as ‘rumours.’ On the opposite hand, he acknowledged, even though it used to be to occur, they’d dangle major the succor of Communist celebration MLAs. 

Since they respected the folks’s mandat, they determined to succor Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam which stands because the one largest celebration. Also, he acknowledged, they failed to want to present the BJP-led Union executive a gamble to impose the Governor’s rule within the Pronounce. — C. Palanivel Rajan

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief, C. Joseph Vijay, is determined to fulfill Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan amid intense political negotiations over executive formation in Tamil Nadu. 

Heavy police security has been deployed on the VCK headquarters in Ashok Nagar following experiences that Vijay would possibly in my thought focus on over with the celebration space of enterprise to gaze succor from Thirumavalavan.

The assembly comes at a in point of fact worthy juncture, with TVK falling attempting the majority build of 118 major to compose the manager. — IANS

With uncertainty continuing over executive formation in Tamil Nadu, 5 Congress MLAs from the notify dangle been tenting in Hyderabad on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) in an apparent switch by the celebration to forestall any poaching attempts.

Congress MLA P Viswanathan from Melur, who used to be formerly the AICC in-price of celebration affairs in Telangana, used to be leading the neighborhood of 5 MLAs at some level of their dwell in Hyderabad, celebration sources acknowledged.

The Congress has already declared its succor for TVK, and Viswanathan is seemingly to develop correct into a minister if a TVK executive is fashioned, the sources added.

Actor Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which obtained 108 seats—10 attempting a majority—had earlier reached out to the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), and VCK parties that had been allied with the DMK, searching for their succor to compose the manager after rising because the one largest celebration in its maiden Assembly election in Tamil Nadu, held on April 23.

The VCK, a prolonged-time ally of the Left parties, is anticipated to formally lisp its succor for the Vijay-led TVK, following the stand taken by the communist parties. — PTI

PMK founder Ramadoss on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) acknowledged given the unprecedented political climate in Tamil Nadu, the governor need to at as soon as invite the Vijay-led TVK, which stands because the one largest celebration within the Pronounce, to compose the Authorities.

“It is the accountability of all and sundry to bow to the folks’s verdict. This route of isn’t very delayed. An invitation need to be extended at as soon as,” he acknowledged in a press liberate in Chennai.

Noting that parties such because the Congress and Left parties dangle already signalled their succor to the TVK within the fervour of the Pronounce’s welfare, he acknowledged VCK chief Thirumavalavan need to note swimsuit.

“If he affords his succor, the governor need to formally invite Vijay and administer the oath of space of enterprise to him because the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.” “Bearing the current conditions in mind, I earnestly put a question to my youthful brother, Thirumavalavan, to at as soon as lengthen his succor to TVK and by doing so, he would honour the feelings of the folks of Tamil Nadu and facilitate the institution of a brand original executive,” he added. — PTI

The AMMK has lodged a criticism with the Guindy police towards the TVK, alleging the exhaust of a “solid” succor letter to stake say for presidency formation, police acknowledged on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026).

In step with Guindy police, a petition has been obtained from AMMK Favorite Secretary T.T.V Dhinakaran.

On the opposite hand, officers acknowledged that no First Info Fable (FIR) has been registered within the topic as of Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) morning.

The improvement adopted a excessive-drama nighttime focus on over with by Mr/. Dhinakaran to the gap of enterprise of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Guindy Differ.

Talking to reporters, the AMMK chief accused the Vijay-led TVK of submitting a solid photocopy of a letter to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, falsely claiming the succor of AMMK’s lone MLA-elect from Mannargudi, S. Kamaraj.

“The TVK, which claims to be a ‘pure power,’ has indulged in forgery and horse-shopping and selling,” Dhinakaran acknowledged.

He alleged that the celebration tried to avoid the anti-defection law by fabricating succor. He also revealed that Mr. Kamaraj used to be “vexed” to appear the solid doc archaic in his title. — PTI

After three days’ dwell at a Puducherry resort, AIADMK MLAs came to fulfill their celebration’s accepted secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami at his residence in Chennai on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026).

More than 30 celebration legislators dangle been requested to dwell on the resort within the neighbouring Union Territory to allegedly forestall them from “scandalous-voting or defections,” as Vijay-led TVK is busy shoring up numbers to compose executive after rising because the one largest celebration within the April 23 Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.

AIADMK sources acknowledged that Mr. Palaniswami will chair a legislators’ assembly to focus on about the celebration’s next switch amid political uncertainty in forming the original executive.

Senior AIADMK leaders collectively with C. Vijayabaskar, K.P. Anbalagan and B. Valarmathi among others arrived at Mr. Palaniswami’s residence.

AIADMK sources extra added that the assembly can even focus on about about ally AMMK’s costs towards TVK about the exhaust of a “solid” succor letter to stake say for presidency formation. — PTI

The Communist Occasion of India (CPI) on Friday (Could presumably 8, 2026) despatched a letter to Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar offering unconditional succor to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) under the management of its legislative celebration leader C. Joseph Vijay for the explanation of forming the manager in Tamil Nadu.

The contemporary ​Assembly election​ outcomes dangle shown that representation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) previous reserved constituencies continues to dwell restricted within the Pronounce Assembly.

Among the four major contenders within the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections — the​ Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)​, the ​DMK​-led Secular Revolutionary Alliance, the ​AIADMK​-led National Democratic Alliance, and the​ Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK)​ — supreme one Scheduled Caste (SC) candidate has been elected from a accepted constituency.

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VCK leader Vanni Arasu on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) acknowledged his celebration will emerge as a principal political entity keeping the central space.

His cryptic comment comes as TVK chief Vijay is seemingly to fulfill Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi chief Thol Thirumalavalan to gaze the Dalit celebration’s succor in forming the original executive.

In a post on ‘X’, VCK deputy accepted secretary Vanni Arasu acknowledged “even though one tries to marginalise or alienate us, we can emerge as a central power”, indicating that VCK shall be a deciding ingredient. — PTI

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has denied experiences that with out a doubt one of its MLAs had extended succor to C. Joseph Vijay’s TVK to compose the manager.

IUML national president Kader Mohideen acknowledged the celebration stays firmly all the arrangement during the DMK alliance and had no longer issued any letter of succor to TVK.

“Now we dangle been share of the DMK alliance for several a long time and there isn’t very one of these thing as a ask of leaving it. If Mr. Vijay desires succor, he need to arrangement DMK president M. K. Stalin, since he too has urged the Governor to rob steps to expedite formation of a brand original executive,” Mr. Kader Mohideen told The Hindu. — B. Kolappan

The AMMK has lodged a criticism with the Guindy police towards the TVK, alleging the exhaust of a “solid” succor letter to stake say for presidency formation, police acknowledged on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026). In step with Guindy police, a petition has been obtained from AMMK Favorite Secretary T T V Dhinakaran.

On the opposite hand, officers confirmed that no First Info Fable (FIR) has been registered within the topic as of Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) morning.

The improvement adopted a excessive-drama nighttime focus on over with by Dhinakaran to the gap of enterprise of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Guindy Differ.

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AIADMK MLAs from Tamil Nadu, who dangle been staying at a non-public resort in Puducherry, are actually heading motivate to Chennai.

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Visuals from VCK space of enterprise, as celebration chief Thol Thirumavalavan is determined to lisp succor to Vijay-led TVK alliance

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi is proving to be the kingmaker following Tamil Nadu’s 2026 Assembly elections, as its anticipated succor to TVK will push Vijay towards the magic number major to compose executive. 

The VCK has managed to became an ideological bulwark of secularism and social justice in Tamil Nadu towards Hindutva political forces and has conducted a key position in shaping the political stance of the Opposition alliance irrespective of being a smaller player within the alliance in contemporary occasions. 

Click here to know more about VCK, from ​The Hindu’s 2024 evaluation of the celebration​

AMMK accepted secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran, who made a sensational allegation final evening about horse shopping and selling, is keeping a press convention at his celebration space of enterprise in Adyar at 11 a.m. on the current time.

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The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) is anticipated to lisp its succor for C. Joseph Vijay and the formation of a executive led by the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK).

In step with sources, a letter of succor within the layout requested by the TVK shall be submitted to facilitate the Governor to ask Mr. Vijay to compose the manager.

Sources acknowledged VCK Legislative Occasion leader Vanniarasu is on his technique to Chennai to signal the letter of succor. One other MLA, L. E. Jothimani, is also anticipated to signal the letter.

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BJP Pronounce president Nainar Nagenthran on Friday (Could presumably 8, 2026) acknowledged his celebration is no longer going to succor any of the formations attempting to compose the manager in Tamil Nadu following the 2026 Assembly election, in which no celebration or alliance secured a straightforward majority within the 234-member House.

Mr. Nagenthran also clarified the lone BJP MLA-elect would no longer vote for any of the formations attempting to compose the manager. 

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Safety Department officers in Tamil Nadu dangle been told that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has cancelled his focus on over with to Chennai on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026).

He used to be scheduled to advance by Air India flight on Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) morning to wait on the much-anticipated swearing in of TVK leader Vijay as Chief Minister, express police sources.

– S. Vijay Kumar

A day of aggravating political traits conducted out on Friday (Could presumably 8, 2026), as Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony smooth appeared a ways from the horizon. 

Here’s how the events conducted out during the day: 

• Actor C. Joseph Vijay inched nearer towards forming the next executive in Tamil Nadu with the CPI and CPI-M, which dangle two Assembly seats every, deciding to enhance succor to his celebration.

• Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) remained undecided on backing TVK, as sources acknowledged VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan, who met outgoing Chief Minister and DMK leader M.K. Stalin gradual within the evening, had indicated he had no longer issued any letter of succor to the TVK but.

• TVK president Vijay called on Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for the third consecutive day. Reportedly, Governor Rajendra Arlekar failed to commit himself when actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay and others told him that Saturday (Could presumably 9, 2026) used to be an auspicious day, as he remained firm on numbers, while the Raj Bhavan no longer issuing any communication on swearing-in ceremony.

• Meanwhile, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran accused TVK of submitting to the Governor, a photocopy of a “solid letter”, claiming it has the succor of his celebration’s lone MLA-elect from Mannargudi constituency S. Kamaraj.

TVK+ as on Could presumably 8, 2026 – 117 seats (collectively with two seats obtained by Vijay)

• TVK – 108 seats (*effective energy is 107)
• Congress – 5 seats
• CPI – 2 seats
• CPI (M) – 2 seats

A writ petition used to be filed within the Supreme Court docket on Friday (Could presumably 8, 2026), submitting that the Tamil Nadu Governor is accountability-lope to ask Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) celebration president C. Joseph Vijay, because the leader of the one largest celebration, used to be to compose the manager within the Pronounce and later shriek the majority on the bottom of the House.

The petition filed by Ezhilarasi P., who acknowledged she is a TVK celebration member essentially based fully in Chennai, cited media experiences that Governor Rajendra Arlekar would possibly invite post-pollcoalition parties in Tamil Nadu to compose the manager.

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5 Tamil Nadu Congress MLAs are tenting in Hyderabad even because the suspense over Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony persevered.

A senior functionary of the Congress celebration confirmed to The Hindu about the MLAs tenting in Hyderabad.

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