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DMK and AIADMK fail to stop Vijay as Tamil Nadu fractures into a new mandate
Politics
Published on 9 May 2026
Backchannel moves and defections still couldn’t block him
Tamil Nadu’s political rivals DMK and AIADMK tried to prevent C Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming a government. With intense talks and attempts at defections, they still failed. Vijay’s party emerged as the single largest, splitting the mandate and plunging the state into a fresh power struggle.
- DMK and AIADMK couldn’t block Vijay’s party from government formation
- Negotiations and attempted defections failed to change the outcome
- Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam became the single largest party
- The mandate is fractured, setting up a new political battle
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