Floor Test · 13 May 2026 · Majority Proven

144 Votes

CM Vijay cleared the 118-seat majority bar with 144 votes in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. A 25-MLA AIADMK rebel bloc defied EPS to back TVK. DMK walked out. The government stands.

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CM Vijay — Floor Test Victory, 144 votes

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17 May 2026Party DirectiveTVK Press Office
TVK bans cadre banners and hoardings in public spaces — a clean break from Tamil Nadu's political banner culture
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has issued a directive banning its cadre from erecting banners, hoardings, and placards in public spaces across Tamil Nadu — delivering on a key TVK campaign pledge and marking a sharp departure from the banner and hoarding culture that has long dominated the state's political landscape.
17 May 2026OppositionDMK Press Office
"No honeymoon period" for TVK: Udhayanidhi affirms DMK's assertive watchdog role on governance and culture
DMK legislature party leader Udhayanidhi Stalin signals the party's dual opposition strategy: confrontation on ideological and cultural issues — including the Vande Mataram protocol controversy — while maintaining institutional cooperation on governance, as the DMK's 59 MLAs position themselves as a sharply combative watchdog.
17 May 2026AIADMK CrisisPolitical Desk
AIADMK split deepens: EPS presses disqualification case; Shanmugam faction hits back with "betrayal of core principles"
The legal battle between the two AIADMK factions intensifies as Edappadi K. Palaniswami presses ahead with the disqualification petition against 25 rebel MLAs who cross-voted in the May 13 floor test. Palaniswami accuses the rebels of acting for "personal gains"; Shanmugam's faction counters that opposing EPS was about protecting the AIADMK's founding anti-DMK principles.
17 May 2026Fishermen CrisisTamil Nadu CMO
54 Tamil Nadu fishermen in Sri Lankan custody, 264 boats seized — CM Vijay urges Jaishankar for immediate diplomatic action
Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay has urged External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic steps to secure the release of fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and retrieve seized boats — with 54 Tamil Nadu fishermen currently in Sri Lankan prisons and 264 boats impounded.

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Historic Mandate · May 2026

CM Vijay's Tamil Nadu

Party President · C. Joseph Vijay

Elected from Both Seats

Perambur · Chennai — Tiruchirappalli East

TN-AC-012 · Chennai

Perambur

Won

C. Joseph Vijay

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Share: 57.9%
Margin: 43,651
Counted: 100%

C. Joseph Vijay · TVK 57.9%
R.D. Shekar · DMK 35.0%
M. Thilagabama · PMK 4.5%

TN-AC-141 · Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli East

Won

C. Joseph Vijay

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Share: 44.0%
Margin: 5,652
Counted: 100%

C. Joseph Vijay · TVK 44.0%
S. Inigo Irudayaraj · DMK 40.5%
G. Rajasekaran · AIADMK 12.5%

Official ECI Results · Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly · 04 May 2026

TVK Wins Tamil Nadu — A Mandate for Change

108 seats · 234 total · Majority at 118

TVK

108

DMK

ADMK

INC

PMK

IUML

CPI

Road to Power

Alliance to Power

Alliance Total

121

2 seats above 118 majority

TVK

108

118 majority

INC

VCK

CPI

CPI(M)

IUML

TVK (108) + Congress (5) + VCK (2) + CPI (2) + CPI(M) (2) + IUML (2) = 121 — 2 seats above the 118-seat majority mark. TVK count reflects Vijay's anticipated resignation from Tiruchirappalli East.

Majority mark

Party	Seats Won
TVKTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam	108
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam	59
ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	47
INCIndian National Congress	5
PMKPattali Makkal Katchi	4
IUMLIndian Union Muslim League	2
CPICommunist Party of India	2
VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	2
CPI(M)CPI (Marxist)	2
BJPBharatiya Janata Party	1
DMDKDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	1
AMMKMNKZAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam	1
Total	234

District map

Tamil Nadu — district leaders

32 district outlines (Census 2011). Post-2018 new districts merge back into their parents for the leader join.

TVKDMKAIADMKBJPINCNTK

All Constituencies — Every Voice, Every Seat

107 constituencies

Constituency	Leader	Party	Margin	%	Status
AlandurTN-AC-028	M. Harish	TVK	29,609	100%	Won
AmbatturTN-AC-008	Balamurugan G	TVK	58,781	100%	Won
Anna NagarTN-AC-021	V.K. Ramkumar	TVK	21,363	100%	Won
ArakonamTN-AC-038	V. Gandhiraj	TVK	23,121	100%	Won
AranthangiTN-AC-183	Mohamed Farvas J	TVK	10,062	100%	Won
AvadiTN-AC-006	R. Ramesh Kumar	TVK	76,311	100%	Won
AvanashiTN-AC-112	Kamali S	TVK	15,373	100%	Won
BhavanisagarTN-AC-107	V.P. Tamilselvi	TVK	4,569	100%	Won
ChengalpetTN-AC-032	S. Thiyagarajan	TVK	35,714	100%	Won
Coimbatore NorthTN-AC-118	V. Sampathkumar	TVK	21,992	100%	Won
CuddaloreTN-AC-155	B. Rajkumar	TVK	15,519	100%	Won
CumbumTN-AC-201	Jeganathmishra PLA	TVK	751	100%	Too close
EgmoreTN-AC-016	Rajmohan	TVK	10,804	100%	Won
Erode EastTN-AC-098	M. Vijay Balaji	TVK	23,966	100%	Won
Erode WestTN-AC-099	Ananth Moghan K.K	TVK	22,250	100%	Won
GobichettipalayamTN-AC-106	Sengottaiyan K.A	TVK	16,620	100%	Won
GudiyattamTN-AC-046	K. Sindu	TVK	10,097	100%	Won
GummidipoondiTN-AC-001	S. Vijayakumar	TVK	27,945	100%	Won
K.V. KuppamTN-AC-045	Thenral Kumar E	TVK	20,255	100%	Won
KallakurichiTN-AC-080	Arul Vignesh C	TVK	798	100%	Too close