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The significance of the meeting was hard to miss. The Velumani-Shanmugam camp commands the backing of 30 of the AIADMK's 47 MLAs, and their support on the floor of the house on Wednesday could prove decisive in consolidating Vijay's majority beyond any doubt.
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The rebellion, led by SP Velumani and CV Shanmugam, left Palaniswami with the backing of just 17 legislators against the 30 who walked away. The Speaker has since allotted Palaniswami and Velumani separate seats in the front row of the assembly, a physical arrangement that says everything about where things now stand.
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Thalapathy Vijay has declared a net worth of around Rs 624 crore in the nomination affidavit for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
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This comes amid rumors that the AIADMK (47 seats) and DMK (59 seats) may set aside their rivalry and form a "survival pact" to prevent a non-Dravidian outsider from staking claim to the Chief Minister's post.
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In a statement issued after Vijay's second meeting with the Governor in two days, the Raj Bhavan said the TVK chief had been told that demonstrating a majority was "essential" before the party could be invited to form the government.
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The critics are of the view that the Tamil Nadu Governor should avoid conducting a ‘mini-floor test’ in Raj Bhawan. They say that even the Supreme Court has spoken against this practice as it can lead to political horse-trading.
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Congress with five MLAs has extended support to the TVK with 107 MLAs and need support of six more MLAs. Therefore, the TVK has reached out to the CPI, CPIM and IUML to gather the required support to form a government.
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Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar has reportedly asked Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay to get the support of 118 MLAs needed for a majority, after the latter visited the Governor’s office to stake a claim to form a government.
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The actor-turned-politician's party won 108 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026, but fell short of a majority by 10 seats to form the government in the state. The party got back support from the state Congress but with conditions.
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CV Shanmugam, who is a Rajya Sabha MP and one of the senior-most figures in the AIADMK, has served as Tamil Nadu's Law Minister and is widely regarded as a close associate of party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.
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The intersection of cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu is unmatched anywhere else in the world.
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Shanmugam, who won the Tamil Nadu election from the Mailam seat, hosted the meeting at his Chennai office. The MLAs present reportedly urged AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to consider an alliance with TVK, which fell ten seats short of the 118 needed for a majority in the 234-member assembly.
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The film was released just months after Vijay launched Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in February 2024. At the time, it seemed like a detail only the keenest eye would notice. Today, with TVK emerging as the single largest party in Tamil Nadu's assembly elections, it reads rather differently.
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Tamil Nadu government formation: Vijay’s outreach to the AIADMK is driven not only by a desire for numbers but also by a lack of experience among its elected leaders.
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Tamil Nadu Election Results: The majority mark in the 234-member assembly is 118, and the TVK is short of 11 MLAs to form a government. The TVK now requires a coalition partner to cross the magic number to form a government in Tamil Nadu.
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Vijay leads historic political surge as South cinema stars, including Sivakarthikeyan, Kajal Aggarwal and others, congratulate TVK’s strong showing in Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026
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Poonamallee Election Results 2026 Winner Declared: Prakasam R has won the Poonamallee (SC) assembly seat in the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections by a commanding margin of 72,740 votes.
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On Trisha Krishnan’s birthday, here’s a quick look at her hit films with Thalapathy Vijay, who is currently leading the race for the Tamil Nadu Elections 2026.
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Tamil Nadu Election Results: DMK leaders have frequently given anti-Bihar remarks and party MP Dayanidhi Maran even said that people from Bihar and UP who 'only learn Hindi' come to Tamil Nadu to 'clean toilets' and 'sell panipuri'.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: Babu is the joint general secretary of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, the party launched by actor Vijay in 2024 to take on both the DMK and the AIADMK in their first-ever election contest.
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AIADMK general secretary and former Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami is leading from the Edappadi Assembly constituency in Salem district.
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Thalapathy Vijay is a leading Indian actor and politician known for his three-decade-long career in Tamil cinema with 69 lead roles and massive popularity across India.
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