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TVK's Vijay to take oath as TN chief minister: Date, time; all you need to know

Tamil Nadu Swearing-in Ceremony LIVE: Vijay Takes Oath As CM Today After Congress-VCK-Left-Support

Updated on May 9, 2026, 9:29 PM IST

6 parties, 5 days, 4 meets, a flight cancelled: Vijay gets nod for oath as TN CM

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay, 51, at the party HQ after the election victory.

Updated on May 10, 2026, 6:50 AM IST

'No MLA expressed gratitude': Stalin expresses public resentment with Congress

MK Stalin arrives at party headquarters in Chennai on May 4, 2026. (PTI Photo)

Updated on May 9, 2026, 8:56 PM IST

Congress severed ties with DMK: MK Stalin

“Congress legislators won on behalf of the alliance did not come to DMK’s headquarters to express their gratitude,” Stalin said. (X/kharge)

Published on May 9, 2026, 7:46 PM IST

Meet guv Arlekar, responsible for govt formation in TN and also this state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.

Published on May 9, 2026, 5:47 PM IST

Vijay gets the numbers just as Guv was set to fly out: TN suspense nears end

A vendor sells pictures of Indian actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party president C Joseph Vijay in Chennai.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 6:24 PM IST

Road clear for Vijay to be Tamil Nadu CM as VCK extends support to TVK

VCK extends support to TVK.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 5:07 PM IST

Why Vijay’s blockbuster Tamil Nadu debut needed a VCK script change

Vijay is set to be the new CM of Tamil Nadu.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 5:43 PM IST

Unity cannot be forced: Madras HC allows village temple drama in Tamil Nadu

The Madras High Court on Thursday said “unity cannot be forced.”

Published on May 9, 2026, 3:33 PM IST

Tamil Nadu government formation suspense continues; VCK yet to declare its stand

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) supporters outside VCK party headquarters in Chennai.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 3:08 PM IST

Horse-trading row, VCK climax: Twists in Vijay-starrer TN election thriller

TVK chief Vijay celebrates after emerging as the single-largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections results, in Chennai.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 2:52 PM IST

INDIA bloc cracking, yet Rahul makes ‘only Congress’ claim: What next for Oppn?

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at the southernmost point of India, on the Great Nicobar Island.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 5:24 PM IST

5+2+2+2+2: How math is finally mathing for TVK's Vijay to form Tamil Nadu govt

TVK chief Vijay being welcomed by CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state secretary P Shanmugam and senior party leaders during the former's visit to the CPI(M) headquarters, in Chennai.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 7:48 PM IST

‘Forgery’, ‘misinformation’: TVK vs AMMK over ‘letter’ amid TN govt suspense

The row began when AMMK chief TTV Dhinakaran reacted to a letter, reportedly from the party’s lone MLA S Kamaraj, that reached the Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, extending support to Vijay's TVK to form the government.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 11:34 AM IST

Uncertainty over who'll helm TN after Vijay's 3 trips to Lok Bhavan in 3 days

TVK chief Vijay meets Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar to stake claim to form the government at Lok Bhavan, in Chennai on Friday. (Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavan/ANI Photo)

Updated on May 9, 2026, 8:42 AM IST

How Rahul Gandhi’s ‘secret meeting’ halted Vijay’s Congress entry in 2009

C Joseph Vijay with then NSUI president Hibi Eden, national secretary Gopinath Palaniyappan, and national general secretaries Ashok Basoya and Ragini Nayak. (Ragini Nayak/X)

Updated on May 9, 2026, 7:16 AM IST

The INDIA bloc is imploding

The contradictions within the INDIA bloc date back to the time of its formation in 2023. This big tent of non-BJP parties was visualised as a national platform, and it was accepted from the beginning that its members could compete with each other at the state level while agreeing at the national level. (AICC/ANI)

Published on May 8, 2026, 8:50 PM IST

Vijay's struggle for majority: TVK wins, yet grapples with math to form TN govt

TVK chief C Joseph Vijay being welcomed by CPI(M) leaders during his visit to the party headquarters in Chennai on Friday, May 8, 2026. Vijay thanked the Left leaders for supporting his party to form the government in Tamil Nadu.

Updated on May 9, 2026, 5:14 AM IST

Thalapathy has the magic number: Vijay meets Governor, this time with 118+

A woman walks past a banner of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Chandrasekaran Joseph Vijay, after his party surprisingly emerged as the single largest party in the April 23 polls to the Tamil Nadu state assembly, in Chennai on Thursday, May 7, 2026.

Updated on May 8, 2026, 7:58 PM IST

‘Political stupidity, immorality’: Mani Shankar Aiyar on Cong's TVK tie-up move

File photo of veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar.

Updated on May 8, 2026, 4:49 PM IST

Rahul Dholakia questions delay in Vijay becoming Tamil Nadu CM

Vijay’s party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), secured 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly.

Updated on May 8, 2026, 1:52 PM IST

'In difficult times': Akhilesh's cryptic dig at Congress after ditching DMK

Akhilesh Yadav’s subtle dig at Congress' Tamil Nadu exit: 'We don't abandon in difficult times'

Updated on May 8, 2026, 3:36 PM IST

DMK, AIADMK, lifelong enemies, coming together to stop Vijay: Congress MP

Tagore, who is the Congress MP from Virudhunagar, put out a strongly worded post on social media on Friday. (ANI file photo)

Published on May 8, 2026, 11:43 AM IST

Tamil Nadu HSE Class 12 results out: Here's how to check

"Students doing homework and preparing exam at university, closeup of young man writing in college library" (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on May 8, 2026, 9:35 AM IST

Tamil Nadu governor keeps Vijay waiting as deadlock over TVK majority deepens

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay during a meeting, at Lok Bhavan, in Chennai, Wednesday.

Published on May 8, 2026, 7:54 AM IST

Vishal roots for TVK, says DMK/AIADMK alliance will be ‘unimaginable’

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay will potentially be the next CM of TN.

Updated on May 8, 2026, 1:47 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi’s politics of fruitless opportunism

So, what exactly is Rahul Gandhi’s — and his party’s — core politics today? (@INCIndia/ANI)

Published on May 7, 2026, 9:31 PM IST

Single largest party or proven numbers? Tamil Nadu revives constitutional debate

TVK chief Vijay meets Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Arlekar. (ANI)

Updated on May 8, 2026, 7:47 AM IST

‘Majority not established’: TN guv's office on not inviting TVK to form govt

A man walks past a poster praising the victory of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party president C. Joseph Vijay in Chennai on May 7, 2026 after the Tamil Nadu assembly election results were announced on May 4 (AFP)

Updated on May 7, 2026, 6:20 PM IST

‘No cash for votes’: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu calls for re-election in Tamil Nadu

CEO of Zoho Corporation Sridhar Vembu calls for re-election in Tamil Nadu

Published on May 7, 2026, 11:47 AM IST

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