Chennai, May 6 (PTI) TVK chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and staked claim to form the government in the state, two days after his party emerged as the single largest party but was short of a simple majority.
#WATCH | Chennai: TVK chief Vijay meets Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan and stakes claim to form the Government in the State.
(Video: Lok Bhavan, Tamil Nadu) pic.twitter.com/wCwfKQDhzM
— ANI (@ANI) May 6, 2026
The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member strong Tamil Nadu Assembly in the recently held elections. 118 is the majority mark to form the government.
Vijay is likely to take oath as Chief Minister on May 7, according to party sources.
The DMK won 59, AIADMK 47, Congress 5, PMK 4, IUML 2, CPI 2, VCK 2, CPI-M 2. BJP, DMDK and AMMK won 1 seat each.
VIDEO | Chennai: TVK chief Vijay (@TVKVijayHQ) leaves after meeting Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, and submitting MLAs’ support letter to stake claim to form government in the state.
(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/CyOZ1sqT38
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 6, 2026
