Overview
- TVK said on Friday it had reached the majority mark by adding Congress, the Left and VCK, with some reports also counting IUML support.
- Governor Rajendra Arlekar earlier required letters from at least 118 MLAs and there has been no public notice from Raj Bhavan that this bar is met.
- Zee News reported an invitation to form the government with a May 9 swearing‑in, while other outlets described the numbers and vetting as still in flux.
- AIADMK moved many of its MLAs to a Puducherry resort to prevent defections, and AMMK’s TTV Dhinakaran alleged attempts to buy support and said his party’s lone MLA was missing.
- The Assembly has 234 seats and needs 118 for a majority, TVK won about 107–108, and the standoff could be settled by a swift floor test or end up in legal challenge.