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Vijay’s TVK seeks CPI’s support after Congress, CPI(M) outreach

admin — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:24:00 +0000

TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay. File
| Photo Credit: E. Lakshmi Narayanan

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C. Joseph Vijay has reached out to the Communist Party of India (CPI), a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), seeking support to form the government in Tamil Nadu after the party emerged as the single largest in the State Assembly with 108 seats, short of a simple majority in the 234-member House.

Speaking to The Hindu, CPI State secretary M. Veerapandian said the party had received a letter from Mr. Vijay late on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) night, addressed to him, seeking the CPI’s support to form the government. “The party has called for an executive committee meeting on May 8. We will discuss and, if required, we will call for an urgent State committee meeting the next day to take a call on the TVK’s request,” he said.

Published – May 06, 2026 11:00 am IST

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Assembly election 2026 results: Congress mulls helping Vijay form ‘secular’ government in Tamil Nadu after he reaches out for support

admin — Wed, 06 May 2026 02:20:00 +0000

Congress mulls helping Vijay form ‘secular’ govt in Tamil Nadu after he reaches out for support

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) reached out to the Congress, a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, seeking support to form the government in Tamil Nadu, as the debutant emerged as the single largest party in the Assembly, winning 108 seats, falling short of a simple majority in the 234-member House.

The national party, which won five seats, hinted it could extend support. In New Delhi, All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal confirmed that the TVK has formally sought Congress backing.

According to TVK sources, Vijay and senior leaders of the party have sought an appointment to meet Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Wednesday (May 6, 2026).

Being the leader of the single largest party, Vijay is likely to either stake a claim or seek additional time to form government. It remains to be seen whether Vijay would seek the support of any other allies of the DMK or the AIADMK to prove his majority.

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Election results 2026: Three from ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin’s family win in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

admin — Tue, 05 May 2026 07:57:00 +0000

TVK president C. Joseph Vijay with Aadhav Arjuna, the son-in-law of Santiago Martin
| Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj

A prominent wealthy family in Tamil Nadu has witnessed three of its members getting elected as legislators in the recently concluded Assembly polls, representing three different parties in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Santiago Martin, often referred to as ‘Lottery King’ and founder of Martin Group, now has three MLA-elects in his family: wife Leemarose Martin won on the AIADMK’s ticket in Lalgudi (Tiruchi district), son Joseph Charles Martin clinched the Kamarajar Nagar seat in Puducherry, and son-in-law, Aadhav Arjuna, won on the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s ticket in the Villivakkam constituency (Chennai), beating a close associate of the DMK leadership, Karthik Mohan.

Published – May 05, 2026 01:27 pm IST

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Tamil Nadu Assembly election results 2026 LIVE: TVK and AIADMK+ lead in 50 seats each; DMK+ in 27 seats as of 10 a.m.

admin — Mon, 04 May 2026 04:39:00 +0000

Prominent candidates in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts

The counting of votes polled in the 21 Assembly constituencies in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts began at 8 a.m. in five centres in these districts.

Strong rooms were opened in the presence of candidates or their authorised representatives.

Postal ballots are being counted first, followed by the votes recorded in the electronic voting machines (EVMs). The counting of EVM votes will begin only after the completion of the postal ballot rounds.

Prominent candidates in the region include senior Ministers Duraimurugan (Katpadi), E.V. Velu (Tiruvannamalai), R. Gandhi (Ranipet), Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, K. Pitchandi (Kilpennathur), and former AIADMK Ministers K.C. Veeramani (Jolarpet) and S.S. ‘Agri’ Krishnamoorthy (Kalasapakkam).

Of the total 21 Assembly seats in these four districts, the DMK is contesting in 17 constituencies. Some of them are: Jolarpet, Ambur, Arcot, Cheyyar, Vandavasi, Arani, Chengam, Gudiyatham, Vellore, and Anaicut. The Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) alliance partners are also in the fray: VCK (Arakkonam), Congress (Sholinghur), IUML (Vaniyambadi), and DMDK (Polur).

The AIADMK and its alliance partners are contesting in a majority of constituencies in the region: BJP (Tiruvannamalai), PMK (Sholihgur, Polur), AMMK (Tirupattur), and TMC(M) (Ranipet).

As many as 16 tables have been arranged in each constituency for every round of counting.

Four-tier security arrangements, with more than 4,000 police personnel, including Central forces, have been deployed in and around the counting centres.

— D. Madhavan

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