India news: Tamil Nadu struggles to form government
Key takeaways
- Four days after Tamil Nadu's assembly election results were announced, uncertainty over government formation continues as actor-politician Joseph Vijay's TVK party remains short of a majority in the state's assembly.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5DSb CAfter his second meeting with Vijay in two days, the governor said on Thursday that proving majority support was 'essential' for government formation Image: R.
- After his second meeting with Vijay in two days, the governor said on Thursday that proving majority support was "essential" for government formation, according to an official release.
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Four days after Tamil Nadu's assembly election results were announced, uncertainty over government formation continues as actor-politician Joseph Vijay's TVK party remains short of a majority in the state's assembly.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DSb CAfter his second meeting with Vijay in two days, the governor said on Thursday that proving majority support was 'essential' for government formation Image: R. Satish Babu/AFPAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know With Joseph Vijay's TVK short of a majority, uncertainty over government formation continues in Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar said TVK had not yet demonstrated the majority support needed to claim power A 'frozen conflict': One year since India-Pakistan clashes Here is a roundup of the latest updates from India on Friday, May 8
05/08/2026May 8, 2026Tamil Nadu without a government as deadlock continuesOther parties say Vijay should be invited to form the government and allowed to prove his majority on the floor of the House [FILE: May 5, 2026]Image: ANI News/IMAGOFour days after Tamil Nadu's Assembly election results were announced, uncertainty over government formation continues on Friday as actor-politician Joseph Vijay's TVK remains short of a majority.