Chennai: Vijay Oath Ceremony: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay will take the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar will administer the oath of office to him. Several senior national and regional political leaders, film personalities and party workers are expected to attend the ceremony.
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Chennai to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
The development comes after the TVK, which emerged as the single largest party in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, secured the support of multiple parties to cross the majority mark in the 234-member Assembly.
Though TVK fell short of a simple majority on its own, the Indian National Congress soon after the election results extended support to Vijay. The Communist parties, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, and Indian Union Muslim League also announced unconditional support to the Vijay-led formation.
With backing from alliance partners and supporting parties, the TVK-led bloc has secured the support of 120 Members of the Legislative Assembly, comfortably crossing the 118-member majority mark required to form the government in Tamil Nadu.
Congress MLAs arrive at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium for TVK Chief and CM-designate C Joseph Vijay’s swearing-in ceremony. All 5 MLAs of Congress had offered their support to TVK to form the government.
KG Arunraj, TVK MLA-elect from the Tiruchengodu constituency, said, “We thank the public of the state for bestowing their trust on our party. We have to fulfil the expectations of the public.”
Actor Trisha Krishnan at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, shortly.
C Joseph Vijay, the Chief Minister-designate, has recommended a list of nine persons to be appointed as Ministers for the State of Tamil Nadu.
The list includes:
1. N. Anand
2. Aadhav Arjuna
3. Dr. K.G. Arunraj,
4. K.A. Sengottaiyan
5. P. Venkataramanan
6. R. Nirmalkumar
7. Rajmohan
8. Dr TK. Prabhu
9. Selvi S. Keerthana
TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay arrives at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where he will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu shortly.
Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, shortly.
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