Published May 10, 2026 | 9:52 AM ⚊ Updated May 10, 2026 | 10:29 AM
Vijay taking oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Synopsis: TVK president C Joseph Vijay is being sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu at a ceremony held at —. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office to the actor-turned-politician. Along with Vijay, have also been sworn in as ministers of the new Tamil Nadu Cabinet.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay on Sunday, 10 May, was sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu at a ceremony held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office to the actor-turned-politician.
Along with Vijay, N Anand, Aadhava Arjuna, KA Sengottaiyan, P Venkatramanan, KG Arunraj, R Nirmal Kumar, TK Prabhu, S Keerthana, and Raj Mohan were also sworn in as ministers of the 17th Tamil Nadu Cabinet.
Leaders from across the political spectrum arrived for the ceremony.
Leader of the Opposition in India Rahul Gandhi, along with Congress leaders, attended the event. Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran and Tamilisai Soundararajan were also present at the venue.
Several film personalities, including actress Trisha Krishnan, have also arrived to witness the swearing-in ceremony.
In the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, TVK won 108 seats, including two seats won by Vijay himself. The party achieved the absolute majority of 118 seats after allying with the Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the CPI and the CPI(M).
Including the allies, the TVK is forming the government with the support of 120 legislators.
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Vijay met Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan on Saturday and staked his claim to form the government in Tamil Nadu.
The visit came after the VCK and IUML extended unconditional support to TVK to form the government.
Congress, VCK and leaders of the Left parties accompanied Vijay to the Lok Bhavan. This was Vijay’s fourth visit to the Lok Bhavan in two days. During the previous three visits, he lacked the required numbers to form the government.
Of the 108 seats won by TVK, Vijay had won two, Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East. The Congress has five seats, and CPI, CPI(M), VCK and IUML have two seats each.
The TVK now has the support of 120 members (Vijay has to forgo one seat), two more than the requisite number.
According to the ECI, TVK, which was officially launched on 2 February 2024, secured a vote share of 34.92 percent (1,72,26,209 votes) in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The DMK secured 24.19 percent of the vote share and the AIADMK 21.21 percent.
