Tamil Nadu Government Formation LIVE Updates — ‘Congress’ 5 seats will not save TVK; it’s like helping a ship sink faster’: AIADMK

Tamil Nadu Government Formation, TVK Vijay TN Govt Formation Live News Updates: The TVK has emerged as the single largest party in the state with 108 elected legislators but is 10 seats short of the majority mark in the 234-member Assembly.

Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: AIADMK national spokesperson Kovai Sathyan criticised actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) over its alliance with Congress, saying that the latter has “put a hole in a ship, and it’s like helping the ship sink faster,” ANI reported. The TVK has emerged as the single largest party in the state with 108 legislators elected, but by itself, the debutant is 10 seats short of the mark in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. The Congress, with five legislators, has offered conditional support to the TVK, bringing the total to 113. “The Governor is duty-bound to ask, ‘Where are the other 5?’…118 seats are needed and adding Congress’s 5 seats would not save TVK.” Sathyan said.

Governor delays swearing in: Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar’s has decided to delay Vijay’s swearing-in, noting that the “majority required to form the government has not been established.” Conventionally, the single largest party stakes its claim and is invited to form the government, and prove its majority on the floor of the house. However, Governor Arlekar is learnt to have asked Vijay to submit proof of support from at least 118 legislators.

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Congress quits DMK-led alliance: The Congress, with five MLAs in the Assembly, has decided to partner with the TVK to help form the government. The grand old party’s move to end its decades-long alliance with the DMK has caused divisions within the INDIA bloc. The Dravidian party, with whom the Congress allied to contest the election, adopted several resolutions, including one criticising the Congress for abandoning its ally. DMK spokesperson Saravanan Anadurai said the party “backstabbed the people of Tamil Nadu.”

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May 8, 2026 10:19 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: CPI to decide on supporting TVK today

The CPI convened a meeting of its state executive committee on Friday to decide on supporting the TVK post-poll to form the government, the party said.

The party's Tamil Nadu secretary, M Veerapandian, said his party would respond to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay's letter seeking support.

The CPI won two seats in the April 23 Assembly election. (PTI)

May 8, 2026 10:00 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: CPI(M) to decide on supporting TVK today

The CPI(M), an ally of the DMK, will take a decision on Friday on supporting TVK in the government formation.

The party has convened a meeting here today to respond to Vijay Party's plea for supporting it in forming "a new secular" government in the state.

CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state secretary P Shanmugam has already made a strong pitch for Vijay to assume office as chief minister without delay. He urged Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to allow Vijay to form the government as his party has emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats in the April 23 Assembly election. (PTI)

May 8, 2026 09:53 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: VCK will meet to make a decision on supporting TVK

The Thol Thirumavalavan-led VCK will meet on Friday to make a crucial decision on supporting Vijay's TVK in government formation, PTI reported.

VCK has been a trusted ally of the DMK facing several elections together. The party has secured two seats in the April 23 Assembly election.

May 8, 2026 09:33 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: 'Need to be mindful of their language,' Congress' Manickam Tagore hits back at DMK

Congress MP Manickam Tagore said that the "irresponsible DMK spokespersons need to be mindful of their language" days after MK Stalin's party accused the Congress of having "backstabbed" the INDIA bloc partners.

Congress has offered conditional support to TVK’s Vijay to form a government in Tamil Nadu and has severed its ties with the DMK, with whom the party contested the elections.

Following the move, DMK spokesperson Saravanan Anadurai said the party "backstabbed the people of Tamil Nadu."

Vijay's TVK has been working to garner support from other parties to form a government in Tamil Nadu since the verdict threw a hung assembly.

May 8, 2026 09:16 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: 'Congress's 5 seats would not save TVK,' says AIADMK's Kovai Sathyan

AIADMK national spokesperson Kovai Sathyan hit out at TVK over its claims of being the single largest party and criticised its alliance with Congress, ANI reported.

"TVK is the one that gave a confession, claiming that we are the single largest party with 108 seats, and we have the support of 5 more. So, the Governor is duty-bound to ask, 'Where are the other 5?" Sathyan said on Friday.

On the Congress alliance with TVK, he added, "118 seats are needed and adding Congress's 5 seats would not save TVK. Congress has put a hole in a ship, and it's like helping the ship sink faster."

May 8, 2026 09:08 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: 'TVK approached us to form alliance, but decision rests with Stalin,' says IUML chief

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) president KM Kader Mohideen said that actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) approached the party to form a post-poll alliance to touch the majority mark of 118 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, news agency ANI reported.

A part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, Mohideen said they will accept the decision made by the outgoing Chief Minister MK Stalin.

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