'Jana Nayagan' Vijay Elected As TVK Legislature Party Leader; Writes To Governor To Form Next Government In Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Following a blockbuster debut in the Tamil Nadu assembly election 2026, actor-turned-politician Vijay, whose Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam(TVK) emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 of the 234 seats, has written to the Governor Rajendra Arlekar seeking time for government formation.

Vijay was elected as the TVK Legislature Party leader after a meeting of all the MLAs in Chennai on Tuesday. The TVK secured 34.92 per cent of the votes in the assembly polls, while the incumbent MK Stalin-led DMK, secured 24.19 per cent of the votes winning 59 seats. The AIADMK, which contested the assembly elections as the opposition, secured 21.21 per cent of the votes and won 47 seats.

Among the parties that contested as part of the DMK alliance, the Congress party won 5 seats; the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPIM], and the VCK each won 2 constituencies, and the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) won 1 constituency.

In the AIADMK-led alliance, the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) won 4 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) each won 1 seat.

With the TVK emerging as the single largest party, Vijay has written a letter to Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, requesting that the party be invited to form the government. Furthermore, he has stated in the letter that he would prove his majority within two weeks.

Consequently, it remains to be seen whether the Governor will request letters of support from a majority of the Members of the Legislative Assembly or grant the requested two week time frame.

Vijay's TVK is short of the 118 majority mark by 11 to form the next government. Vijay, who won two seats in the assembly election, will have to vacate one of the seats. He is likely to retain Perambur seat.

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