Tamil Nadu’s political drama after the election hit a peak when Vijay, the head of TVK, got support from the Congress party, the Left parties, VCK and the IUML to get a majority in the Assembly. Creating a government has become a major power fight in the state, with lawsuits, fake letter claims and a Governor who can’t decide what to do.
Tamil Nadu’s political deadlock following the elections seems almost over. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader C. Joseph Vijay seems to have secured the support he needs to gain a majority in the 234 member Assembly, after days of shifting alliances, legal petitions, resort politics, and last minute talks.
The DMK and AIADMK had been in charge of Tamil Nadu for decades until the 2026 election, which resulted in a split decision. The race to form the government then became one of the most dramatic political events in the state’s recent history.
As of late, it looks like Vijay’s side has moved forward with the help of Congress, the Left parties, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
This means that the group run by TVK now has more than half of the 118 seats needed to form a government.
In the end, things changed dramatically when Congress, the Communist Party of India , the Communist Party of India (Marxist), VCK, and IUML all decided to back the group led by TVK.
This is where the group is now
- TVK has 108 seats, which means it can hold 107 people.
- Five places in Congress
- CPI: Two seats
- Two seats for the CPI(M)
- VCK has two spots
- IUML has two seats.
How did Vijay’s TVK finally win the most votes?
Congress doesn’t agree with the group led by the DMK
The choice by Congress to back Vijay, even though they had run for office as part of the DMK led party, was one of the first and most important steps in forming the government.
Congress was the first big party to officially cut ties with the opposition group and back TVK’s bid for power. But the party made it clear that its backing was subject to certain political conditions.
A lot of people saw this as a veiled reference to the BJP led NDA when Congress leaders said that their support rested on TVK making sure that communal forces stayed outside the partnership structure.
Later, K Selvaperunthagai, the leader of the Tamil Nadu Congress, said that TVK had offered the Congress two cabinet posts and one Rajya Sabha spot as part of the new deal.
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On the outside, DMK and AIADMK
Smaller parties actively talked after the election, but the two big Dravidian foes mostly stayed out of the coalition building process.
The DMK, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin, won 59 seats in the election, while the AIADMK won only 47.
After the split decision, there was some talk for a short time that the DMK and AIADMK might reach an agreement. But leaders from both sides are said to have shot down such ideas as politically impossible.
Instead, both sides focused on keeping their groups together while keeping an eye on how the TVK talks were going.
Later, Stalin made it clear that the DMK would be in the opposition and work as a constructive opposition. This meant that Stalin knew Vijay was now in the lead to form the government.
The BJP, which won five seats, also didn’t join the alliance forming around TVK. A number of Vijay’s supporters said they were supporting him because they didn’t want the BJP to have any say in how the state is run.
Pattali Makkal Katchi, led by Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, an NDA supporter, won four seats, and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam , a friend of the DMK, won one.
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Resort politics and plans for swearing in
As talks got tougher, Congress moved its five MLAs to a lodge in Hyderabad out of fear that they might be targeted for poaching. Later, the lawmakers were supposed to return to Chennai, where TVK was preparing to officially say it would form the government.
People in TVK are said to have started planning a possible swearing in event before the Governor officially sent out an offer.
Insiders in the party said that Vijay wanted the oath taking event to take place on Sunday, May 10, because that day was considered lucky.
It was discussed that there could be a small function at Raj Bhavan if the offer arrived late, or a larger event at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress party, is also likely to attend the event.
At the same time, many fans kept gathering outside TVK’s offices in Chennai, even though no one knew what the Governor would decide.
But for now, the biggest concern remains how quickly a floor test can be conducted in the Assembly.
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