## Tentagraph News ### TVK to form Government in TN **CHENNAI, India** — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam is moving toward possible alliance discussions to form a coalition government after emerging as the single-largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, leading in more than 110 seats in the 234-member House, May 4, 2026.
Tamil Nadu Election Results 2026 Live Updates: The TVK emerged as the single-largest party with 108 seats in the 234-member assembly, falling short of the majority mark of 118.
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MK Stalin's DMK has slammed the Congress for extending support to TVK.The MK Stalin-led DMK has slammed its INDIA bloc ally Congress, calling it “backstabbers”. DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai said that his party did not endorse the support of Congress to Vijay’s TVK to form the government in Tamil Nadu. The Congress made the decision to back TVK at a late-night Parliamentary Affairs Committee meeting, as per a report by news agency PTI.Posting a photo of Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Vijay, Annadurai further said: “Some smartie from Congress has screwed up big time.” Pointing out that the Congress had only 5 seats, Annadurai said the party had made a “complete fool of themselves”. “It will not get over the majority mark. Now, ADMK with 43 seats is willing to offer support to TVK.
Whose support will TVK take,” he asked.
LONG BEFORE C Joseph Vijay asked Tamil Nadu for political power, he had already asked, and got, something more intimate: recognition.For three decades, he had found a space in homes across Tamil Nadu, arriving through first-day-first-show whistles, television reruns, college dance floors, festival releases and YouTube clips.So by the time he launched Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in February 2024, Vijay could make a political claim that other new entrants would have found impossible to match: “I did not enter homes after launching TVK,” he would tell supporters. “I launched TVK only after entering every home through cinema.”In a state where cinema has been a key medium to represent and reinforce Tamil/Dravidian culture and identity politics, Vijay fits into a familiar pattern — from C N Annadurai and M Karunanidhi, who used theatre and film dialogues to carry Dravidian ideas into popular imagination, to M G Ramachandran and later, Jayalalithaa, who commanded both cinematic and political loyalty.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay.Yet, Vijay also breaks that tradition. While his astonishing electoral success within two years of his political launch has invited the inevitable comparison with MGR, the other superstar who went on to be Chief Minister, there are crucial differences. While MGR came from inside the Dravidian movement before founding the AIADMK, Vijay’s politics did not grow out of party apprenticeship or public agitation. It grew from fandom first, then welfare activity, then carefully rationed political speech. That makes him both less prepared than MGR and, in another sense, more mysterious. So when his TVK ended up as the single biggest party in the Tamil Nadu elections, Vijay left almost everyone stunned, except perhaps those in whose homes he had existed since much before, as a poster, as a song, as dialogues or as dance moves.Story continues below this ad Romantic hero to Thalapathy To understand Vijay’s politics, one must first understand Vijay the screen figure. He was not always the swaggering “Thalapathy” or commander, the honorary title bestowed on him by his fans. The early Vijay was softer, leaner, more boyish. In the 1990s, he became a romantic hero with a particular middle-class accessibility. In films such as Poove Unakkaga, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, Love Today and Thulladha Manamum Thullum, he was the young man who suffered politely, loved earnestly and waited long enough for the audience to bless him. Tamil cinema has produced many macho heroes. But here was a hero who was not merely beating villains; he was convincing mothers, sisters and college girls that he could be trusted. Then came the transformation. The lover slowly became the mass hero. Ghilli gave him speed, comic timing, physical assurance and the velocity of a star who had learned how to move a crowd. Thirupaachi, Sivakasi, Pokkiri and later Thuppakki, Kaththi, Mersal, Sarkar, Master, Beast, Varisu and Leo built different versions of the same promise: here was a man who could dance, joke, love, suffer insult, explode into violence and then return to the centre of the frame.Story continues below this ad
So when his TVK ended up as the single biggest party in the Tamil Nadu elections, Vijay left almost everyone stunned, except perhaps those in whose homes he had existed since much before, as a poster, as a song, as dialogues or as dance moves.But it was his dance moves — fast and uninhibited — that travelled before his speeches did. In Tamil Nadu, dance is more than just an accessory to stardom. If Rajinikanth had style and Kamal had craft, Vijay had a certain rhythm that young men could imitate and children could attempt at school functions. In his movies, Vijay is often wronged but not broken. He may mock power, but he does not look powerless. He carries on his shoulders a certain Tamil commercial-film ethic: protect the weak, punish the corrupt, respect mothers, distrust arrogant elites, and deliver justice with enough style to
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CHENNAI, India — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam is moving toward possible alliance discussions to form a coalition government after emerging as the single-largest party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, leading in more than 110 seats in the 234-member House, May 4, 2026. The development comes as the party hovers just below the 118-seat majority mark required to form a government on its own.
Early counting trends indicate that TVK, led by Joseph Vijay, has disrupted the long-standing dominance of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu politics. With leads fluctuating close to the majority threshold, the party is now assessing post-poll strategies to ensure stable governance.
Party insiders suggest that informal outreach to potential allies could begin if the final tally falls short of a clear majority. “The mandate is strong, but governance requires numbers,” a senior TVK leader said, indicating openness to coalition discussions if necessary.
Political analysts say the situation reflects a significant shift in voter sentiment, with TVK capitalizing on anti-incumbency and appealing to younger demographics. However, they caution that forming a coalition may require balancing ideological differences and negotiating power-sharing arrangements.
Meanwhile, both DMK and AIADMK are closely monitoring developments, with neither party ruling out post-poll alignments. The evolving dynamics have introduced an element of uncertainty in a state traditionally dominated by two major Dravidian parties.
As counting continues, the focus remains on whether TVK can secure the remaining seats needed for a simple majority or will move decisively toward forming a coalition government.
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