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Nine newly-elected TVK MLAs also took oath along with Vijay on Sunday. These include Aadhav Arjuna, KA Sengottaiyan, N Anand, Dr KG Arunraj, P Venkataramanan, R Nirmalkumar, Rajmohan, Dr T Prabhu and S Keerthana.
Actor-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister today, 10 May, days after his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) debut performance in assembly polls. The swearing in was held at Chennai's prawling Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium ending days of uncertainty over government formation.
The TVK managed to clinch key support of the Congress, Left and two other smaller parties after the debutant party ended at 108 seats, 10 short of 118 , the majority mark in 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly.
Nine newly-elected TVK MLAs also took oath along with Vijay on Sunday. These include Aadhav Arjuna, KA Sengottaiyan, N Anand, Dr KG Arunraj, P Venkataramanan, R Nirmalkumar, Rajmohan, Dr T Prabhu and Selvi S Keerthana. The oath of office was administered by Tamil Nadu's acting Governor Rajendra Arlekar.
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C Joseph Vijay, an actor-turned-politician and founder of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, has taken oath as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Joseph Vijay took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on May 10, after his party, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), secured the necessary majority in the assembly polls.
Joseph Vijay's political party is called Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). He launched the party in 2024.
Joseph Vijay's TVK government is supported by the Congress, Left parties, IUML, and VCK. These alliances were crucial for TVK to cross the majority mark of 118 seats.
TVK secured a majority by clinching the key support of several parties, including the Congress, Left, IUML, and VCK, after their debut performance in the assembly polls where they won 108 seats.
On 9 May, Governor Arlerkar invited Vijay to take oath but also Vijay to prove his majority in the state assembly before 13 May. Vijay's TVK is being supported by the Congress, the Left, the IUML and VCK. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was also present at the mega event attended by sea of supports of Vijay.
The election results were announced on 4 May, yet the suspense continued till 9 May as Vijay scrambled for numbers to cross 118 seats – the magic number.
The suspense, however, ended when VCK, which has two seats, finally extended support after keeping the TVK on tenterhooks and the political circles abuzz over its stand over the last two days.
With his oath, Vijay, 51, has become the first leader outside the DMK and AIADMK formations to head the Tamil Nadu government since 1967.
With the party formed two years ago, Vijay pitched himself as an alternative to traditional Dravidian parties. Vijay called Periyar his ideological leader, while noting that the party will not adopt his atheism, unlike the DMK. He also referred to CN Annadurai, K Kamaraj and BR Ambedkar as the party's leaders for the idea of social justice.
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