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Vijay swears in as Tamil Nadu chief minister ending duopoly in just six days
Politics
Published on 10 May 2026
Majority wasn’t immediate the alliances took six days
Actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister on May 10, 2026, after his TVK won majority support in only six days. The journey wasn’t smooth: he faced a hung assembly, dealt with falling numbers, and stitched together key alliances to break the long-running Dravidian duopoly and take power.
- TVK chief C. Joseph Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM
- Majority support secured within six days
- Hung assembly forced rapid alliance-making
- Claimed end to the Dravidian duopoly
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