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Tamil Nadu Vijay CM Oath Ceremony Live Updates: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief C Joseph Vijay takes oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (Photo/ANI)
Tamil Nadu Vijay CM Oath Ceremony Live Updates: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay has taken the oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Vijay’s TVK emerged as the major force in the Assembly elections by winning 108 seats. He secured support from Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK, and IUML to cross the majority mark of 118 seats and will head the coalition government. Vijay, along with his allies, met Governor Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan Saturday, with 120 MLAs backing him. The Governor has also asked Vijay to prove his majority by May 13.
Cabinet list: Vijay recommended a list of nine ministers for the Tamil Nadu cabinet, with the Governor approving the appointments ahead of government formation. Here’s the list:
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- N Anand
- Aadhav Arjuna
- Dr K.G. Arunraj
- K A Sengottaiyan
- P Venkataramanan
- R Nirmalkumar
- Rajmohan
- Dr T K Prabhu
- S Keerthana
Stalin welcomes alliance support for TVK: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said he welcomed the announcement by his alliance partners that, “to avoid the current crisis, even if we express support for the Tamil Nadu Victory Federation to form the government, we continue in the DMK-led secular progressive alliance on the basis of policy”. He reiterated, “We will not obstruct the formation of a new government, and the DMK would function as a constructive opposition party.”
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