Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar (left) and Congress MP Manickam Tagore. (Credit: Facebook)
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: A day after Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar’s decided to delay TVK chief Vijay’s swearing-in, Congress MP Manickam Tagore accused the BJP of using the Governor to “buy” time and legislators. Tamil Nadu Congress is staging a protest against the BJP-led Union government and the Governor for not inviting its new ally to form the next government despite the TVK emerging as the single-largest party with 108 candidates winning the Assembly elections. “In a democracy, people decide who will form the Government…BJP is using Governor to ‘buy’ Time and MLAs. Don’t worry, people are with us and buyers like you will have egg of their face,” Manickam Tagore said.
More DMK allies weigh joining Vijay’s TVK: Several allies of outgoing Chief Minister and DMK supremo MK Stalin are considering joining actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) to form the government. These include the Thol Thirumavalavan-led VCK, the CPI(M) and the CPI. The parties have won two seats each. The TVK has emerged as the single largest party in the state with 108 legislators elected, but by itself, the debutant is 10 seats short of the mark in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. On the other hand, IUML president KM Kader Mohideen, whose party also won two seats, said they will accept the decision made by the MK Stalin.
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Congress-DMK rift: The Congress, with five MLAs in the Assembly, has decided to partner with the TVK to help form the government. This brings the total number of elected legislators in the coalition to 113. The grand old party’s move to end its decades-long alliance with the DMK has caused divisions within the INDIA bloc. The Dravidian party, with whom the Congress allied to contest the election, adopted several resolutions, including one criticising the Congress for abandoning its ally. DMK spokesperson Saravanan Anadurai said the party “backstabbed the people of Tamil Nadu.”
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May 8, 2026 03:13 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: Congress reaches out to CPI on TVK support
According to PTI, sources said Congress President Mallikharjun Kharge has been in talks with CPI general secretary D Raja regarding the possible formation of a secular government in Tamil Nadu.
The report added that Kharge urged the CPI to support the TVK in forming the government.
May 8, 2026 03:05 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘Prove majority first,’ Puducherry AIADMK secretary
Amid ongoing speculations over a possible DMK-AIADMK tie-up, the Puducherry AIADMK secretary said, “Tamil Nadu governor has given time to Vijay to prove his majority, if he does not later decision will be made on government formation.”
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May 8, 2026 02:55 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: Tamil Nadu BJP issues statement on poll results, says party ‘deeply respect will of the people’
Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran has issued a statement on the state Assembly election results, saying that the party respects “the will of the people of Tamil Nadu and the election results.” The party only won one seat.
“BJP wholeheartedly accepts the election results. Furthermore, we believe that the people have not given the BJP any opportunity or power to form the government in Tamil Nadu in this election. We deeply respect the will of the people of Tamil Nadu and the election results. Therefore, the Tamil Nadu BJP does not want to be associated with any attempt to form a new government in Tamil Nadu. The party does not want to take any direct part in any attempt to form the government. Furthermore, we inform the people that we will not vote for any party that is involved in the attempt to form the government,” it read.
May 8, 2026 02:34 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘Governor has to be satisfied with who has majority,’ says BJP spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy
On TVK’s government formation, BJP spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy says, “… As far as the BJP is concerned, whoever has got the majority should rule. The governor will decide on that. He has to be satisfied with who the majority should be. And then it will go accordingly. That’s what it is. It is the governor’s call. Yesterday, they posted a press note. He said that Vijay had come, and he was not satisfied with the majority. The Governor will act as per the Constitution. He will go by the rule of law.”
May 8, 2026 02:23 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: Visuals of TVK youth wing protesting in Madurai
Visuals of TVK youth wing staging a protest in Madurai and condemning Governor Rajendra Arlekar for not inviting party to form government.
May 8, 2026 02:14 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘When election results in fractured verdict, Governor must take final decision,’ says JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy
On the political situation in Tamil Nadu, Union Minister & JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy says, “When an election results in a fractured verdict, the Governor must take the final decision. After convincing the Governor, whoever wishes to form the government must demonstrate their majority by reaching the magic number. Currently, there is a shortfall of support from six MLAs to achieve a clear majority. So the Governor has directed to secure support from 118 MLAs before returning to stake a claim. That is the routine work. Let us see if Vijay convinces the governor by getting 118 MLA support…”
May 8, 2026 02:10 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: Vijay should be given chance to form government if he proves majority”: J&K CM Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that if there is an election in Tamil Nadu, the single largest party should be given a chance to form the government.
Citing judicial interpretations, He said there should be no scope for President’s Rule and that the single largest party must be allowed to form the government.
Referring to actor-turned-public figure Vijay, Abdullah added that he should be invited to form the government if he can prove his majority in the Assembly, failing which he would be expected to resign.
Speaking to Reporters, Abdullah said, “If we go by the Supreme Court’s directives, there should be no President’s rule. There are so many cases in which the Supreme Court has clearly said that after the elections, the single largest party should be invited to form the government. Vijay should be given a chance to form the government. If he can prove his numbers in the assembly, then he will stay; otherwise he will have to resign.” (ANI)
May 8, 2026 02:05 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘Our leaders have expressed that we respect mandate of people,’ says BJP’s Vanathi Srinivasan
BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan says, “… As far as the results are concerned, already our leaders have expressed that we respect the mandate of the people. TVK has come as the single largest party… I think it is the first time it has happened in Tamil Nadu. Otherwise, normally, people give a clear mandate. Even we are experiencing such a situation for the first time.”
May 8, 2026 01:52 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: DMK keeps options open as TVK tries to form government
When asked if an alliance between the DMK and AIADMK could be formed, DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan says, “I don’t know. There’s no such idea as of now.”
When asked if DMK will try to form the government, he says, “The Governor has given time until the 10th. We’ll have to wait and see. If he (Vijay) can’t form the government, we’ll reconsider, talk to our allies, and decide.”
On the possibility of outside support from the AIADMK, he says, “They (TVK) have 112 MLAs. They’re trying. Let’s see what happens. Only then can we think of an alternative.”
May 8, 2026 01:42 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘We want the Governor to invite the single largest party,’ says CPI’s D Raja
On the political developments in Tamil Nadu, CPI General Secretary D Raja says, “…We want the Governor to invite the single largest party, TVK should be allowed to form the government…The Governor must follow the established practices, conventions in our parliamentary democratic system…I do not know whether AIADMK and DMK are coming together or not…As far as we are concerned, yes, people want the left also to come to power…”
May 8, 2026 01:40 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: Congress accuses BJP of using Governor to “buy” time and MLAs
Congress MP Manickam Tagore accused the BJP of using the Governor to “buy” time and legislators.
“In a democracy, people decide who will form the Government…BJP is using Governor to ‘buy’ Time and MLAs. Don’t worry, people are with us and buyers like you will have egg of their face,” he said.
May 8, 2026 01:16 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘We are always upholding constitutional values,’ says Girish Chodankar amid Congress protest
Congress incharge for Tamil Nadu, Girish Chodankar says, “We are always upholding the constitutional values, democratic values, and our leader, Rahul Gandhi, is fighting to protect this. Today there is an attack on democracy, the Constitution, public mandate…We have respected the mandate of the people. We cannot backstab the public mandate”
May 8, 2026 01:08 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: BJP MLA Bhojarajan reaches Kamalalayam for post-poll strategy meet
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Udhagamandalam constituency, M. Bhojarajan, on Friday arrived at the BJP state headquarters Kamalalayam in Chennai, T Nagar.
A consultative meeting regarding the recently concluded elections will be held with the presence of Tamil Nadu BJP State President Nainar Nagendran at Kamalalayam, the Tamil Nadu BJP state headquarters. (ANI)
May 8, 2026 12:58 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘BJP trying to take control of Tamil Nadu politics,’ says Congress MP Manickam Tagore
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday alleged that the BJP was attempting to take control of politics in Tamil Nadu and claimed that rapid political developments were taking place in the state.
“Things are evolving rapidly, and suddenly unexpected things are happening in Tamil Nadu. It has become the Nitish Kumar version of Tamil Nadu now. BJP has started to take control of Tamil Nadu, and the people who said that we are out of control have come under the control of BJP, and AIADMK has already surrendered, and DMK has been taken control by BJP,” Tagore said while speaking to ANI. (ANI)
May 8, 2026 12:44 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: Tamil Nadu Congress stages protest amid uncertainity over Vijay’s swearing-in
Tamil Nadu Congress on Friday staged a protest against the BJP-led Union government and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for not inviting TVK Chief Vijay to form the next government despite his party emerging as the single-largest formation in the Assembly elections.
A protest was also held near Jhansi Rani Park in Madurai by the Congress party. Congress has offered conditional support to the TVK’s Vijay to form a government in Tamil Nadu and severed its ties with the DMK.
Earlier, TVK supporters staged a protest outside the Lok Bhavan in Chennai, demanding that the Governor invite Vijay to form the government. (ANI)
May 8, 2026 12:33 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘It is people’s mandate…the most important thing,’ says DMK’s Kanimozhi after party’s defeat
Following the defeat of her party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi said that “it is people’s mandate and in democracy, it is the most important thing!”
The DMK’s seat share has been reduced to 74 in the 234-member Assembly from 159 seats it had won in 2021 elections. Chief Minister M K Stalin also lost his seat in Kolathur to the TVK’s VS Babu.
May 8, 2026 11:51 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘Smacks of low political opportunism’: Aiyar slams Congress-TVK tie-up
Terming his party’s decision to ally with the TVK in Tamil Nadu as “dreadful”, veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday said it smacked of “low political opportunism” and asserted that if the move facilitates the backdoor entry of a “communal BJP” into the Dravidian state then it would prove to be the worst own goal in the history of political football.
Aiyar said he cannot imagine the fathers of the Indian National Congress blessing such a “politics of expediency”.
Speaking with PTI, Aiyar said the Congress’ decision to jump ship immediately after an election fought with the DMK to plunge into a relationship with the very TVK that took “us on in the 23 assembly segments we lost and the five we won only days ago”, was “dreadful”. (PTI)
May 8, 2026 11:50 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘We are not ones who abandon each other in times of difficulty,’ says Akhilesh Yadav after Congress dumps DMK
A day after Congress dumped DMK and decided to support Vijay’s Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) to form a government in Tamil Nadu, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday attacked Congress and reiterated his commitment to the INDIA bloc in times of difficulty.
His jibe came a day after Akhilesh Yadav met TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata after TMC’s Bengal rout.
He shared the pictures himself along with TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and DMK supremo MK Stalin on X and said, “We are not the ones who abandon each other in times of difficulty”. Congress has offered conditional support to the TVK’s Vijay to form a government in Tamil Nadu and severed its ties with the DMK. (ANI)
May 8, 2026 11:20 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘Many discussions going on’: AIADMK’s M Thambidurai as stalemate continues
As the stalemate in Tamil Nadu continues, AIADMK Rajya Sabha MP M Thambidurai on Friday said that the party is engaged in multiple discussions, expressing confidence that his party will come back to form the government in the state.
Addressing reporters, Thambidurai said, “So many discussions are going on. I cannot say anything now. We hope good things will happen. My party, my leader will come back. There is a public sentiment that AIADMK has to come to power. That may happen in the due course of time with the grace of God.”
AIADMK has emerged as the third-largest party with 47 seats, significantly behind Vijay TVK (108 seats) and MK Stalin’s DMK (57 seats). However, with no party crossing the majority mark, AIADMK’s seats become crucial as all three parties attempt to gain power by forming alliances. (ANI)
May 8, 2026 11:15 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: TVK cadres stage protest outside Lok Bhavan
Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) supporters on Friday staged a protest outside the Lok Bhavan in Chennai, demanding that the Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar invite Vijay to form a government in Tamil Nadu, ANI reported.
This comes a day after the Governor insisted that the party must prove majority. TVK worker Suresh said, “If Vijay is not given the opportunity to become Chief Minister, further protests will be held in the future.” Police later removed the workers from the spot.
May 8, 2026 10:19 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: CPI to decide on supporting TVK today
The CPI convened a meeting of its state executive committee on Friday to decide on supporting the TVK post-poll to form the government, the party said.
The party’s Tamil Nadu secretary, M Veerapandian, said his party would respond to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay’s letter seeking support.
The CPI won two seats in the April 23 Assembly election. (PTI)
May 8, 2026 10:00 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: CPI(M) to decide on supporting TVK today
The CPI(M), an ally of the DMK, will take a decision on Friday on supporting TVK in the government formation.
The party has convened a meeting today to respond to Vijay Party’s plea for supporting it in forming “a new secular” government in the state.
CPI(M) Tamil Nadu state secretary P Shanmugam has already made a strong pitch for Vijay to assume office as chief minister without delay. He urged Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to allow Vijay to form the government as his party has emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats in the April 23 Assembly election. (PTI)
May 8, 2026 09:53 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: VCK will meet to make a decision on supporting TVK
The Thol Thirumavalavan-led VCK will meet on Friday to make a crucial decision on supporting Vijay’s TVK in government formation, PTI reported.
VCK has been a trusted ally of the DMK facing several elections together. The party has secured two seats in the April 23 Assembly election.
May 8, 2026 09:33 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘Need to be mindful of their language,’ Congress’ Manickam Tagore hits back at DMK
Congress MP Manickam Tagore said that the “irresponsible DMK spokespersons need to be mindful of their language” days after MK Stalin’s party accused the Congress of having “backstabbed” the INDIA bloc partners.
Congress has offered conditional support to TVK’s Vijay to form a government in Tamil Nadu and has severed its ties with the DMK, with whom the party contested the elections.
Following the move, DMK spokesperson Saravanan Anadurai said the party “backstabbed the people of Tamil Nadu.”
Vijay’s TVK has been working to garner support from other parties to form a government in Tamil Nadu since the verdict threw a hung assembly.
May 8, 2026 09:16 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘Congress’s 5 seats would not save TVK,’ says AIADMK’s Kovai Sathyan
AIADMK national spokesperson Kovai Sathyan hit out at TVK over its claims of being the single largest party and criticised its alliance with Congress, ANI reported.
“TVK is the one that gave a confession, claiming that we are the single largest party with 108 seats, and we have the support of 5 more. So, the Governor is duty-bound to ask, ‘Where are the other 5?” Sathyan said on Friday.
On the Congress alliance with TVK, he added, “118 seats are needed and adding Congress’s 5 seats would not save TVK. Congress has put a hole in a ship, and it’s like helping the ship sink faster.”
May 8, 2026 09:08 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Government Formation Live Updates: ‘TVK approached us to form alliance, but decision rests with Stalin,’ says IUML chief
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) president KM Kader Mohideen said that actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) approached the party to form a post-poll alliance to touch the majority mark of 118 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, news agency ANI reported.
A part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, Mohideen said they will accept the decision made by the outgoing Chief Minister MK Stalin.
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