Founder of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). C Joseph Vijay is set to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on May 10 after receiving majority support. The actor-turned-politician met Governor RV Alikar at Lok Bhavan on Saturday, where he formally declared his demand to form the government. The governor accepted him and invited him to form the ministry.
However, the appointment comes with a condition: the new prime minister must prove his majority in the council through a vote of confidence on or before May 13.
What does this mean
Although Vijay was invited to form the government, his position was not fully secured until he won a vote of confidence in the Assembly. This is a constitutional requirement in parliamentary systems to ensure that the prime minister continues to enjoy majority support after assuming office.
A vote of confidence is a formal motion tabled in the Assembly where all MLAs vote to confirm whether they support the newly formed government. If the Vijay government fails to get majority support, it will have to resign immediately.
In this case, the governor set a deadline of May 13.
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Vijay submitted a letter to the Governor confirming his election as leader of the TVK Legislature Party, according to the Raj Bhavan’s official press release.
He also offered messages of support from key allies including Congress, CPI(M), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), which collectively gave him a clear majority in the assembly.
After multiple rounds of meetings over five days, and last-minute assurances from allies, Vijay’s coalition secured about 120 multilateral agreements, comfortably above the majority mark in the 234-member House.
With this, the Governor invited him to form the government and fixed a date for the swearing-in ceremony on Saturday at 10 am at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
