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NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is reportedly in talks with a section of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs over a possible power-sharing arrangement as the political battle over government formation in Tamil Nadu intensified on Thursday. The development comes as 28 AIADMK legislators were shifted to a private resort in Puducherry.The…
NEW DELHI: TVK chief Vijay’s second meeting with the Tamil Nadu governor on Thursday turned dissapointing again after the governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said that the “majority required to form the government has not been established.”TVK has been struggling to form government in the state even after securing a stunning victory, after it fell short…
NEW DELHI: A fractured mandate in Tamil Nadu has triggered political manoeuvring, with parties exploring unlikely alliances as the race to form the next government appears to remain wide open.This comes as actor-turned-politician Vijay’s bid to become chief minister hit a roadblock, as governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar was reportedly unconvinced that the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam…
The newly elected MLAs of AIADMK have been shifted to neighbouring Puducherry, the party said on Wednesday.AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan said the party legislators have been lodged in Puducherry, but did not specify how many MLAs had been moved or the reasons behind the decision, as cited by PTI. Sources said AIADMK, led by Edappadi…
CHENNAI: DMK will wait for TVK chief C Joseph Vijay to form govt, and “watch without disturbing for six months”, outgoing CM MK Stalin told TOI on Wednesday.Indicating that DMK didn’t want a constitutional crisis or another election soon, Stalin said he expected the new govt to continue schemes introduced by his govt, besides fulfilling…
CHENNAI: The mood in the TVK camp changed from jubilation to anxiety by Wednesday evening as C Joseph Vijay’s party found itself staring at a five-seat gap in forming govt in an assembly of 234 even after Congress offered support. TVK sources said the governor insisted on letters of support from an adequate number of…
TVK chief Vijay meets Governor Rajendra Arlekar, stakes claim to form govt in Tamil Nadu NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to stake claim to form the next government after his two-year-old party emerged as the single largest in the recent assembly elections. In…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday extended its support to actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK after it emerged as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, but failed to cross the majority mark.In a letter, the party which won 5 seats in the 243-membered assembly, said that its support will be conditional upon the TVK…
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Vijay‘s TVK has put the wheels in motion to form the government in Tamil Nadu, as it emerged as the single-largest party but fell short of crossing the majority mark by 10 seats.Reportedly, TVK is seeking backing from smaller parties such as Congress, PMK, Left parties, CPM, and VCK, which together could…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu pole vaulters, returning from a national event in Odisha, suffered the humiliation of their poles being dropped from the train by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel at Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, who cut off the ropes that secured the equipment to the windows outside the compartment.The poles, each costing 1 lakh, fell…
