TVK chief Vijay is set to take oath as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday (May 10). This comes after his fourth meeting with the state’s Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan.

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Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar is at the centre of Tamil Nadu’s political crisis as he weighs government formation amid TVK’s victory.

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The alliance currently has TVK with 108 seats, Congress 5, CPI 2, CPI(M) 2 and VCK 2, taking its total to 119 seats. With this, the bloc has crossed the 118-seat halfway mark in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, strengthening its claim to form the government.

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Tamil Nadu’s post-poll drama is now a full-blown numbers war. Vijay’s TVK may have broken the old order, but without the magic 118, the battle has shifted from ballots to backroom deals. Congress has taken to the streets, calling for a statewide protest as the political crisis deepens.

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The DMK said that its pre-poll alliance partner Congress has “backstabbed the people of Tamil Nadu” by deciding to support the TVK. DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai said the Congress is “self-destructing” for the sake of two berths in the TVK cabinet.

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With the formal announcement, the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect immediately across all poll-bound regions.

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In a recent reshuffle announced by Indias Presidential Office, new Governors were appointed to nine states and Union Territories across the country. 

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84 staff at the Tamil Nadu Governor’s official residence, the Raj Bhavan, in Chennai, have tested positive for Covid-19, a statement has revealed. It added that the Governor Banwarilal Purohit and senior staff were safe and had not come in contact with the personnel who had tested positive.

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The Government of India has informed the Madras High Court that the Tamil Nadu Governor has full powers, freedom to decide on the mercy plea of AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s Assassination.