Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 | Vijay stakes claim to form govt but TVK still short of majority

Chennai, 6/5: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan and staked claim to form the new government in the state, two days after his party emerged as the single largest party but was short of a simple majority.

Vijay met the Governor at around 3:30pm and was accompanied by party leaders, including “Bussy” N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, K A Sengottaiyan, C T Nirmal Kumar and others during the meeting