TVK founder C Joseph Vijay took oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister today, 10 May. Tamil Nadu’s acting Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office to Vijay at a gala event in the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.
Vijay is expected to prove his majority on the floor of the Assembly through a vote of confidence on or before May 13.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam is the first non-Dravidian party to form the government in the state, breaking the traditional domination of AIADMK and the DMK.
9 TVK MLAs took oath today
Arlekar also administered the oath to nine TVK MLAs as ministers, on the recommendation of Vijay, the Lok Bhavan said in a release.
The new Tamil Nadu Cabinet includes S Keerthana, a woman minister who is also the youngest in the cabinet, a doctor and an ex-IRS officer.
All ministers in the first list are from the TVK, with no Congress leader included, despite the party’s claims of “definitely” being a part of the Cabinet in the Vijay-led government.
5-day suspense
The TVK, which created a record by winning 108 seats in its debut assembly polls, scrambled for numbers to cross 118 seats – the majority mark – until 9 May, when VCK, which has two seats, finally extended support.
VCK, a long-time ally of the Left parties that had extended its support to Vijay on Friday, had earlier announced its decision would be in sync with their stand.
Shortly after VCK’s decision to back Vijay, another DMK ally, the IUML, also extended support to TVK. IUML has two MLAs.
The drama also witnessed the return of “resort politics” as the five Congress MLAs camped in Hyderabad and TVK legislators in a hotel in Mamallapuram.
Vijay won from two seats in the assembly polls and will resign from one seat.
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