Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay on Saturday moved closer to becoming the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after securing the support of 120 MLAs, comfortably crossing the majority mark required to form the government in the 234-member Assembly. The latest boost to TVK came after the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) formally extended support to Vijay. IUML legislative party leader SSB Syed Farook Basha and deputy leader A.M. Shahjahan submitted a signe…
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Chennai, May 9 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Saturday congratulated all candidates and parties that emerged victorious in the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, even as uncertainty continued over who would form the next government in the state. In a statement, Palaniswami said he extended his heartfelt wishes to the party that would eventually form the government in Tamil Nadu.His remarks came amid intense political activity and negotiations following the…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Saturday announced that it would declare its decision on extending support to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government formation bid at 4 P.M. today, amid intense political developments in Tamil Nadu.The announcement assumes significance as actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s TVK is inching closer to the majority mark required to form the next government in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.Sources said TVK has already …
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) AMMK General Secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran, on Friday accused the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of allegedly submitting a fake support letter in the name of Mannargudi MLA Kamaraj to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and demanded a detailed investigation into the matter.He also alleged that the MLA may have been “manipulated” into signing a document to falsely project support for TVK’s bid to form the government in Tamil Nadu.Dhinakaran lodged a formal complaint wi…
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) The political uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu deepened on Friday after Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran met Acting Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and alleged that one of his party MLAs had gone missing amid attempts to cobble together a majority in the fractured state Assembly. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President C. Joseph Vijay, whose party emerged as the single largest formation with 108 seats in the 2…
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) In a significant political development amid the continuing uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu, the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Friday formally extended unconditional support to actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The support was conveyed through a letter submitted to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar by CPI Legislature Party leader in the Assembly, T. Ramachandran. The letter stated that the decision was taken under…
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) Amid continuing uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) has reportedly told party MLAs that the AIADMK would eventually form the next government in the state, raising speculation of fresh political realignments in the post-election scenario. The developments come four days after the Assembly election results were declared, with Tamil Nadu witnessing an unprecedented political stalemate unlike anything seen …
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) With no party securing an outright majority in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, led by actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay has emerged as the single largest party after winning 108 seats in the 234-member House. With the support of the Congress, the alliance’s strength has risen to 112 Members of the Legislative Assembly, excluding Vijay’s own constituency result, but the combined strength remains short of the majority mark of 118.Amid the …
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Escalating the political confrontation over government formation in Tamil Nadu, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee on Thursday announced statewide protests on May 8 against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for not inviting Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief C. Joseph Vijay to form the next government despite his party emerging as the single-largest formation in the Assembly elections. In a strongly worded statement, Tamil N…
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) In a dramatic political development amid uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK has shifted its newly elected MLAs to neighbouring Puducherry and accommodated them in a luxury resort amid fears of possible poaching attempts by rival camps.It may be noted that AIADMK has 47 MLAs. The move comes as intense political negotiations continue following the fractured verdict in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.Actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s Ta…