Tamil Nadu Government Formation LIVE: All eyes on Vijay as TVK firms up support; may not take oath today, say reports
Tamil Nadu Government Formation LIVE: TVK emerged as the single largest party, registering victory in 108 seats, but fell short of the majority mark by ten seats in the 234-seat state Assembly.
Efforts to form the government have picked up pace in Tamil Nadu, as Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) delivered a major upset to the Dravidian duopoly in the recently-concluded Assembly elections.
The Congress — which fought the elections in alliance with MK Stalin's DMK — decided on Wednesday to abandon this union and lend ‘conditional’ support to TVK.
TVK emerged as the single largest party, registering victory in 108 seats, but fell short of the majority mark by ten seats in the 234-seat state Assembly. Since the results were announced on 4 May, Vijay has been firming up support to cross the majority mark and form the government.
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1How many seats did TVK win in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections?⌵
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single largest party, winning 108 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. However, this number is ten seats short of the required majority mark.
2Which party has offered support to TVK to form the government in Tamil Nadu?⌵
The Congress party, which previously allied with the DMK, has decided to abandon that union and lend 'conditional' support to TVK. The Congress has five MLAs.
3Why is TVK's government formation facing challenges?⌵
TVK, despite emerging as the single largest party with 108 seats, is short of the majority mark of 118 seats. They currently have the support of the Congress's 5 MLAs, bringing their total to 113, and are still short of the required numbers.
4What is the majority mark in the Tamil Nadu Assembly?⌵
To comfortably form a government in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, a political party or coalition must cross the majority mark, which is 118 seats.
5What has been the response from other parties regarding support for TVK?⌵
The AIADMK has stated that it will not support TVK. The VCK has not yet made a decision, while Left parties and the IUML have ruled out providing support and will continue to support the DMK.
On Wednesday, Vijay met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan as part of government formation efforts. Sources told news agency ANI said the TVK "does not have official figures as of now" and the Governor is apparently not convinced about the numbers so far.
Vijay won from Tiruchirapalli East and Perambur seats, and is likely to keep the latter constituency in Chennai. With Vijay to step down from one of the two seats, the effective strength of TVK in the assembly will become 107.
Meanwhile, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has said that it will not support TVK in its bid to form government. Deputy Coordinator KP Munusamy on Wednesday said “whatever the situation is, AIADMK will not support TVK.”