Vijay Meets Tamil Nadu Governor, Stakes Claim To Form Govt After TVK's Historic Win

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

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While the Congress party has publicly announced its support to TVK, it was not immediately known who all have extended support to Vijay's party.

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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.

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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.

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