Tamil Nadu Election Results 2026: Vijay Likely To Form Government Tomorrow, Say Sources
Tamil Nadu Election Result 2026 Updates:
The TVK emerged as the single-largest party with 108 seats in the 234-member assembly, falling short of the majority mark of 118.
Tamil Nadu Election Results 2026 Updates: Actor-turned-politician Vijay, who made a blockbuster debut in politics by breaking the DMK and AIADMK’s traditional duopoly, is likely to form a government as early as May 7, said sources. The TVK emerged as the single-largest party with 108 seats in the 234-member assembly, falling short of the majority mark of 118.
Congress (which has 5 seats) has now decided to back Vijay – taking the seat count to 113. TVK insiders had told NDTV that they are counting on backing from other key DMK allies – CPI (two seats), CPM (two seats), and VCK (two seats).
Whereas DMK won only 59 seats, MK Stalin too lost his stronghold, Kolathur, to TVK. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won 47 seats.
BJP’s Tamilisai Soundarajan On Vijay’s Big Win
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundarajan said Vijay’s big victory in Tamil Nadu is not only an effect of a ‘Vijay wave’ but also an “anti-wave against MK Stalin, the misgovernance of the DMK, and the highly disturbed law-and-order situation”.
“Vijay has made his mark in one shot. He achieved significant numbers, even though he fell short by 10. He will receive support, and he should run a good government,” he said.
Sandalwood Superstar Congratulates Vijay On NDTV
Sandalwood superstar Shivaraj Kumar, while speaking to NDTV, congratulated Vijay on his big victory in Tamil Nadu.
According to Kumar, he was never surprised with the results.
He also said he was impressed with Vijay and his plans for changes in education in Tamil Nadu, adding that he would “sure” try to attend the swearing-in ceremony if he is invited.
Chennai:
In a significant political development with far-wider ramifications, a majority of the AIADMK MLAs-elect have expressed their desire to the party leadership to support the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in forming the next government.
The development comes as the Congress is set to walk out of the DMK coalition and extend support to TVK. The idea is said to have been mooted by senior leader C Ve Shanmugam, who has been elected to the assembly from Mailam constituency. Sources told…
The (TVK) has written a letter to the Communist Party of India (CPI) seeking support from the party to form the Government in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (May 6, 2026).
Earlier, TVK’s chief Joseph Vijay reached out to the Congress seeking support. However, the national party, which won five seats, indicated it could extend support. The newcomer emerged as the single largest party in the Assembly, winning 108 seats, falling short of a simple majority in the 234-member House.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is likely to meet the Governor on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) and submit his resignation, paving the way for the formation of a new government, said an official source. Mr. Sarma said he will call on Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya once the election results are officially submitted to the latter.
Following the Congress-led UDF’s return to power in Kerala, discussions on forming the new government have begun. Pinarayi Vijayan, who resigned as Chief Minister, has not yet spoken to the media but is expected to address them after the party’s State Secretariat meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday (May 6, 2026).
TVK writes to CPI for support to form Government
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has written a letter to the Communist Party of India (CPI) asking support from the party to form the government.
The CPI, a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progress Alliance, has won two seats. The party has called for its state committee meeting on May 8 to decide on TVK’s request.
TMC office in Jagatballavpur set ablaze by BJP miscreants: Kalyan Banerjee
The TMC party office in Jagatballavpur was allegedly set ablaze on Tuesday (May 5, 2026).
Taking it to X, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee shared a video stating,
“The TMC party office in Jagatballavpur has reportedly been set ablaze by BJP miscreants—an alarming reflection of the situation the people of Bengal are now being forced to endure.”
As TVK’s win became clear, SA Chandrasekhar publicly praised son Vijay‘s decision to contest Tamil Nadu elections alone. It was a full-circle moment for a father-son story of mentorship, estrangement and reconciliation.
Actor Vijay worked with his father, filmmaker SA Chandrasekhar, for the first time in the 1992 film, Naaliya Theerpu. The film was Vijay’s first as a hero and, looking back, its title, which translates to Tomorrow’s Verdict in English, seems prophetic.
After three decades he ruled Tamil cinema, the verdict is here for Vijay. Only, it has come from the ballot box and not the box office this time.
As Vijay’s political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) storms to power, winning 108 seats, there is one man whose complicated, turbulent, deeply human relationship with this moment is worth understanding: the director who gave Vijay his first film, his first chance, and then — in the strangest chapter of their story — almost became his greatest adversary.
That man is SA Chandrasekhar. And his story with his son is Tamil cinema’s most captivating subplot.
Director who told stories for the people
SA Chandrasekhar — born on July 2, 1945, in Thangachimadam in Rameswaram,Tamil Nadu — came to filmmaking not through privilege but through perseverance. He made his directorial debut in 1978 with Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai, a social drama that declared his instincts clearly: he was interested in the struggles of ordinary people, told through the grammar of mainstream Tamil entertainment.
His breakout came three years later with Vijayakanth’s Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981), a vigilante action film whose title was borrowed from a famous line in the 1949 Tamil film Velaikaari: “The law is a dark room where the lawyer’s argument is a lamp, but it is inaccessible to the poor.”
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