Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026 | Vijay reaches out to Left, VCK to form govt

Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay’s march to Fort St George, the seat of power in Tamil Nadu, now hinges on support from three smaller parties, whose combined strength is six.

The parties — CPM, CPI, and VCK — will convene high-level committee meetings on Friday to take a decision on supporting the TVK, which reached out to them formally on Thursday.

The developments come after Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Thursday informed Vijay during a meeting that he does not have the requisite number to form the government.

The Governor is clear that Vijay will be invited to form the government only if the party has the required strength of 117 MLAs. With 113 MLAs – TVK’s 108 and Congress’ 5 seats – Vijay is short by four seats.

Meanwhile, the CPM, CPI and VCK condemned the Governor for not inviting TVK to form the government.