Six-decade Dravidian parties' dominance ends in Tamil Nadu: Vijay takes oath as CM with 9 cabinet ministers - Check
Tamil Nadu CM oath today: TVK chief Vijay's oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister was administered by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Other than Vijay, nine cabinet ministers were also swron in to the cabinet.
by Zee Media Bureau · Zee NewsTamil Nadu CM oath today: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Chandrasekhar Joseph Vijay took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. This comes following his success in the debut elections. Apart from Vijay, nine other TVK leaders were sworn in to the cabinet.
The oath was administered by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar; meanwhile, LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Vijay's parents, actress Trisha Krishna, and others were present at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Tamil Nadu cabinet
Other TVK leaders who took oath as ministers in Vijay's maiden cabinet were: N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, KA Sengottaiyan, KG Arunraj, P Venkataramanan, R Nirmalkumar, Rajmohan, TK Prabhu, and S Keerthana.
Tamil Nadu election 2026
In the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections, TVK ended up winning 108 out of 234 seats in its maiden political stint. It was for the first time in the history of state politics that both legacy 'Dravidian' parties were ousted from power.
In the elections, he won two seats, Perambur and Trichy East, and will resign from one.
However, Vijay couldn't attain the majority mark on its own and was later offered support by Congress (5), CPI-M (2), CPI (2), VCK (2), and IUML (2), which were earlier the allies of the Secular Progressive Alliance led by DMK.
PM Modi congratulates TVK chief Vijay
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), congratulated the newly sworn-in Tamil Nadu CM and said, "Congratulations to Thiru C. Joseph Vijay on taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. Best wishes for his tenure ahead. The Central Government will keep working with the Tamil Nadu Government to improve the lives of people."
'Thalapathy' Vijay in Tamil Nadu
Vijay, often referred to as the 'Thalapathy', showed a crowd-pulling ability in the election rallies.
Notably, Tamil Nadu has had a long history of actors entering and conquering politics.
(with agencies' inputs)
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