Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay will take oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, ANI reported.
The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 10 am at Chennai’s Nehru Stadium.
The actor-turned politician met Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan on Saturday, and staked claim to form the government. He handed over letters of support from the Congress, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and the Indian Union Muslim League, ANI quoted a press release from the governor’s office as saying.
With this, Vijay has the support of 121 MLAs.
The governor has directed the TVK chief to seek a vote of confidence in the Assembly by May 13.
#UPDATE | The time for the oath ceremony of Tamil Nadu CM-designate Vijay has been changed to 10 am tomorrow, 10th May. https://t.co/hHRLN7ewWO pic.twitter.com/ABRKwP8k3T
— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2026 Earlier in the day, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi announced support for the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to form the government in Tamil Nadu. VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said that the decision was taken so that his party would not become an obstacle to Vijay forming the government, and so that President’s Rule is not imposed.
This came five days after the TVK, on its electoral debut, emerged as the single-largest party in the Tamil Nadu elections.
Vijay’s party won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly, falling short of the majority mark of 118. Therefore, it requires the support of smaller parties to form the government.
On Friday, the Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist), each having two seats, announced their support for the TVK. The Congress, which won five seats, had declared its support for the Vijay-led party on Wednesday.
The effective strength of the TVK is 107 because Vijay is required to vacate one of the two seats he won.
While it was reported on Friday that the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi had also agreed to support the TVK, the party said later in the day that it has the “liberty to take a decision at its will and convenience” and questioned why it was being pressured.
After Vijay staked claim to form the government, Arlekar had for two consecutive days reportedly asked the TVK chief to prove that he had secured a majority.
The Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi had contested the elections as part of the alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
The MK Stalin-led DMK won 59 constituencies in the polls. The National Democratic Alliance, mainly comprising the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Bharatiya Janata Party, won 53 seats.
Edited by Nachiket Deuskar and Neerad Pandharipande.
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