Tamil Nadu Assembly has 234 seats and majority mark is 118. Latest ECI result shows: TVK 108, DMK 59, AIADMK 47, Congress 5, PMK 4, IUML 2. TVK is the largest party but is 10 seats short of majority, so CM oath will depend on post-result support or alliance claim.

Who Will Take Oath as CM?

Vijay is the strongest CM face, because TVK is the single largest party and Vijay himself won from Trichy East. But oath is not automatic until Governor is satisfied that Vijay/TVK has majority support of 118 MLAs.

Vijay’s Own Result

Vijay won Trichy East by 27,416 votes, getting 91,381 votes. DMK candidate Inigo Irudayaraj got 63,965 votes, while AIADMK’s G Rajasekaran got 19,715 votes.

Big Promises Under Spotlight

TVK manifesto promises include 8 grams gold support for women, 6 LPG cylinders, drug-free Tamil Nadu, job assurance for youth, collateral-free education/startup loans, and monthly financial assistance to students. These promises will now be the biggest public test for Vijay before government formation.

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Tamil Nadu politics has entered a new phase after the 2026 Assembly Election results. Actor-politician Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has delivered a historic performance by becoming the single largest party in the state. According to the Election Commission result page, TVK has won 108 seats, while the DMK has been reduced to 59 seats and AIADMK has secured 47 seats.

However, the story is not fully over yet. Tamil Nadu Assembly has 234 seats, and the majority mark is 118. This means TVK is still 10 seats short of clear majority. Because of this, the next Chief Minister’s oath will depend on whether Vijay can show enough MLA support before the Governor.

Vijay’s personal victory from Trichy East has also become a major talking point. He defeated DMK’s Inigo Irudayaraj by more than 27,000 votes, turning the constituency into one of the biggest political headlines of this election. This result shows that Vijay’s appeal was not limited to cinema fans only; his party managed to attract young voters, low-income groups and people looking for political change.

Before voting, Vijay’s campaign focused heavily on practical promises and governance change. TVK promised 8 grams of gold support for women, 6 LPG cylinders, a drug-free state, jobs for youth, education and startup loans without collateral, and monthly support for students. Now these promises will become the biggest pressure point on Vijay if he forms the government.

The DMK’s defeat is also significant because M.K. Stalin’s government was seeking another term, but the voter mandate has clearly shifted. AIADMK also failed to become the main alternative, while TVK took the central space in the election.

Now the next political question is simple: Will Vijay get support of 118 MLAs and take oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister? If TVK secures support from smaller parties or independents, Vijay can stake claim to form the government. Until then, Tamil Nadu is in a high-stakes government formation phase.