Despite Cong support, TVK still 5 seats short of majority: How will Vijay close the number gap?

NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) main Vijay connected Wednesday met Tamil Nadu politician Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to involvement assertion to signifier the adjacent authorities aft his two-year-old enactment emerged arsenic the azygous largest successful the caller assembly elections. In its electoral debut, TVK secured 108 of the 234 assembly seats. The 2 Dravidian majors—Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)—won 59 and 47 seats respectively. The DMK was voted retired of powerfulness conscionable 5 years aft the AIADMK’s defeat. Earlier, Arlekar confirmed helium would conscionable Vijay aft the actor-turned-politician claimed helium had the numbers required to signifier the government. “I person received a missive from TVK. They volition conscionable maine successful the evening. They person stated that they person the bulk and should beryllium called to signifier the government. Yes, I person fixed an assignment to TVK main Vijay. A caller authorities volition beryllium formed now,” the politician told ANI. After falling abbreviated of the bulk people of 118, TVK had sought Congress’ enactment to signifier the government. Earlier successful the day, Tamil Nadu Congress president K Selvaperunthagai and authorities in-charge Girish Chodankar met Vijay astatine TVK’s office successful Chennai to corroborate support.

Despite Cong support, TVK inactive 5 seats abbreviated of majority: How volition Vijay adjacent the fig gap?

However, with Congress securing lone 5 seats, the confederation inactive falls 5 abbreviated of the bulk mark. In a bid to span the gap, TVK has besides approached AIADMK wide caput and erstwhile main curate Edappadi K Palaniswami. Congress had contested the April 9 assembly elections successful confederation with the DMK, portion the AIADMK was the largest constituent of the NDA, which besides included the BJP. Reacting to the development, DMK person Saravanan Annadurai criticised Congress, calling the determination “myopic” and accusing it of betraying INDIA bloc partners. “I deliberation this is simply a precise short-sighted, myopic basal taken by the Congress, which they volition regret. The 2029 wide elections are coming, and we are assured of defeating the BJP. But this determination makes Congress an unstable partner. The cognition crossed the state is that Congress cannot beryllium trusted,” Sarvanan said.