Overview
- Vijay met Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Wednesday to stake claim, but the Governor asked for signed support letters showing a clear majority and the planned swearing‑in was put on hold.
- The Congress broke with the DMK and handed Vijay letters from its five MLAs, yet TVK still lacks the working majority of 117 once Vijay vacates one of the two seats he won.
- Raj Bhavan officials sought legal opinion on the numbers and dissolved the outgoing 16th Assembly, leaving the invitation to form a government pending.
- AIADMK leaders said they will not back a TVK government and moved their MLAs to a Puducherry resort for internal consultations, as DMK sources said they rejected AIADMK feelers for a fallback tie‑up.
- VCK and the Left parties said they will decide after internal meetings while the IUML refused support, underscoring how TVK’s 108‑seat debut has unsettled long‑standing Dravidian alliance patterns.