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Himanshu Bansal

Updated on May 11, 2026•others

Why did the Tamil Nadu Governor reject Vijay's initial claim to form the government?

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Ramesh Kumar
Answered on May 8, 2026

Actor Vijay’s party, TVK, pulled off a historic upset by winning 108 seats in the 234-member assembly, becoming the single largest party. However, you need 118 seats to form a simple majority government in Tamil Nadu. When Vijay initially approached the Governor, he was 10 seats short of this magic number. According to constitutional protocols, the Governor cannot invite a party to form the government if they cannot definitively prove they have the numbers to survive a floor test. Until TVK officially secures the guaranteed backing of at least 10 MLAs from other parties (like the Congress or the Left), the Governor is legally obligated to keep the process on hold, resulting in the current deadlock.

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vipin yadav
Updated on May 11, 2026

While actor Vijay’s TVK party pulled off a historic upset by winning 108 seats, becoming the single largest party, they still fell short of the magic number. To form a simple majority government in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, a party needs at least 118 seats. When Vijay initially approached the Governor, he was 10 seats short.

According to constitutional protocols, the Governor cannot officially invite a party to form the government unless they can definitively prove they have the guaranteed numbers to survive a floor test. Until TVK secured verified support letters from other parties, the Governor was legally obligated to pause the process.

However, the deadlock was quickly resolved. Vijay secured the necessary support letters from allied parties, proving his majority to the Governor. He officially took the oath as Chief Minister on Sunday, May 10, and wasted no time getting to work.

He immediately signed three major files on his very first day in office. Want to know what they were? Join the discussion on the first three official decisions Actor Vijay took after becoming CM of Tamil Nadu.

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