Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay | Photo Credit: ANI

ctor-turned-politician and TVK chief Joseph Vijay is all set to swear in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu today. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 10 AM at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where security has been heightened ahead of the event. 

Vijay will assume office after TVK secured 118 seats, the minimum required for a majority in the Assembly. The party received support from the Congress, which won 5 seats, along with the Communist Party of India (2), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (2), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (2), and the Indian Union Muslim League (2). 

The oath-taking will mark TVK’s first government in the state.

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