Chennai, May 6: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan and staked a claim to form the Government in the state after emerging as the single largest party in the Assembly elections, securing 108 seats.
Vijay himself won from both the constituencies, Tiruchirapalli East and Perambur and proved that his charisma is not limited to cinema.
Earlier in the day, Tamil Nadu Congress President K Selvaperunthagai and the party's state incharge Girish Chodankar on Wednesday met with Vijay at the TVK Headquarters in Chennai, confirming thier support to the debutant party in forming the next Government in the State.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Selvaperunthagai said, "We have given our letter of support (to TVK). This is the party high command decision. I don't know when the oath ceremony is. He (TVK chief Vijay) will meet the Governor.
"With Congress securing five seats and TVK winning 108 seats, the alliance tally stands at 113 seats, which is still five seats short of the 118 majority mark in the Assembly. In a bid to bridge the gap, TVK has also approached AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS). The AIADMK has secured 47 seats in the Assembly elections and its support could help TVK comfortably cross the halfway mark.
The Congress party had earlier formally announced its full support to TVK and its chief Vijay in forming the next government in Tamil Nadu, ending its alliance with its previous partner, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), in a bid to back the new political formation.
Vijay's TVK delivered an outstanding performance in its debut elections, outperforming both the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which have dominated the state's political landscape for decades.
The development follows actor-turned-politician Vijay, who led TVK's unprecedented success in Tamil Nadu elections, which ended up securing 108 out of 234 assembly seats, stunning both DMK and AIADMK, who were reduced to 59 and 47 seats respectively.
TVK stunned the 'Dravidian' parties in the State, bringing to an end the DMK-AIADMK three- decade-old 'duopoly'.
