Vijay has arrived to take the oath as Tamil Nadu's new Chief Minister.

Congress' Rahul Gandhi has arrived at the venue. The Congress, which won five seats, has played a key role in the formation of Vijay's government. 

#WATCH | Tamil Nadu | Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, shortly. pic.twitter.com/xgXEyzAnNs

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Vijay was elevated to Tamil Nadu's top post after outgoing Chief Minister MK Stalin persuaded allies to join hands with the TVK, DMK spokesperson A Sarvanan has said.

"Congratulations to the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Vijay. He has been able to become the chief minister with the help of DMK allies. Our leader MK Stalin does not want a constitutional crisis and he persuaded allies (to join hands with the TVK) after extensive consultations," Sarvanan said.

Hitting out at the Congress, which was first to switch from INDIA bloc partner DMK to lend their support to TVK, Sarvanan said the party won its five seats only because of the hard work put in by the Stalin-led party's cadres on the ground.

Actor Trisha Krishnan has arrived at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai for Vijay's oath ceremony.

#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Actor Trisha Krishnan at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where TVK Chief C Joseph Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, shortly. pic.twitter.com/oCevs6N1Wx

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#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Actor Trisha Krishnan arrives at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where TVK Chief Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu shortly. pic.twitter.com/lDPuBfk9M7

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The initial cabinet reflects Vijay's attempt to balance political experience, youth representation, technocrats and caste equations while rewarding members of his core team who stood by him through the party's rapid rise.

Among the prominent faces in the cabinet is veteran leader KA Sengottaiyan, who has worked closely with former Chief Ministers MGR and Jayalalithaa over decades. Sengottaiyan was expelled from the AIADMK after he openly questioned the leadership of Edappadi K Palaniswami and criticised the party for failing to bring expelled leaders back into the fold. His inclusion is being seen as Vijay's attempt to add administrative experience and political weight to the fledgling government.

Another key induction is Aadhav Arjuna, considered one of Vijay's trusted strategists and part of the party's inner circle. Arjuna won from Chennai's Villivakkam constituency and has played a major role in TVK's organisational planning. He is also the son-in-law of lottery businessman Santiago Martin.

Nirmal Kumar, who won from Thiruparankundram in Madurai, is also set to join the cabinet. A former BJP functionary, Nirmal Kumar switched political camps and emerged as an important face for TVK in southern Tamil Nadu.

TVK General Secretary Anand, known for his strong grassroots network, will also take oath. Anand won from Chennai's T Nagar constituency and has been instrumental in expanding the party structure at the booth level.

Among the other ministers to be sworn in are Raj Mohan, a television and film personality known for his oratory skills, and Dr TK Prabhu, a dentist-turned-politician who secured victory from Karaikudi.

Arun Raj, a medical doctor who quit his IRS career to join TVK, is entering the cabinet after winning from Tiruchengode, his home turf. 

Chennai's Mylapore MLA P Venkataramanan is being projected as an important Brahmin face in the government.

The youngest face in the cabinet will be Keerthana, who won from the Virudhunagar district and is now set to become one of the youngest ministers in Tamil Nadu politics.

Vijay's mother, Sobha, said, "I am so happy. It is Mother's Day today; I am very happy."

#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Shoba Chandrasekhar, mother of TVK Chief and CM-designate, Vijay, says, "I am so happy. It is Mother's Day today, I am very happy..." pic.twitter.com/Ti4DM4iCVl

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Father of Vijay and Director SA Chandrasekhar said that he would enjoy the moment when his son would take the oath as the Tamil Nadu chief minister.

"I am very happy. We are going to attend the function. I am going to enjoy that my son is going to take the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu," he told the news agency ANI.

#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: SA Chandrasekhar, Director and father of TVK Chief and CM-designate, Vijay, says, "I am very happy. We are going to attend the function. I am going to enjoy that my son is going to take the oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu." pic.twitter.com/CHYcSqogEy

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2026

Ahead of Vijay's oath ceremony, TVK MLA-elect from the Sivakasi constituency, S Keerthana, termed the occasion a "big day" for the state and said people had been eagerly waiting for this moment.

"This is the moment everybody has been waiting for," Keerthana told reporters.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has arrived in Chennai to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Vijay as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

#WATCH | Tamil Nadu | Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives in Chennai to attend the swearing-in ceremony of TVK Chief Vijay as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. pic.twitter.com/XOgPYpftwI

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2026

Security heightened outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, where TVK Chief Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu today
NDTV's @jsamdaniel reports#Vijay pic.twitter.com/qGBsAX0Slm

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Vijay Oath Ceremony | We are eagerly waiting for him (Vijay) to form the government: TVK supporter to NDTV's @ShivAroor pic.twitter.com/RqgTWTpoZV

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KA Sengottaiyan, Aadhav Arjuna, Raj Mohan, Nirmal Kumar, Anand, Raj Mohan, Dr T K Prabhu, P Venkatraman, Keerthana and Arun Raj are among those who are expected to take oath as Vijay's cabinet ministers.

They met four times in as many days, and TVK supporters had accused the governor of delaying government formation, but when Vijay went to the Lok Bhavan again on Saturday, his meeting with Rajendra Arlekar was cordial throughout, sources have told NDTV. 

Sources said the governor specifically insisted on examining the support letters from the VCK and IUML while indicating that he had already seen those by the Congress and the Left.

Satisfied that Vijay had the numbers, Arlerkar then asked the actor-turned-politician to indicate his preferred date and time for the swearing-in ceremony. This was eventually decided as 10 am on Sunday at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai.

This is the first time since 1967, when the first non-Congress government (DMK) came to power in the state, that a party other than the two Dravidian heavyweights emerged victorious in the hustings.

While the Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai ushered in the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post-independence in 1967, the charismatic MG Ramachandran (MGR) installed the maiden AIADMK government 10 years later, unseating the then M Karunanidhi-led DMK government.

It's the support of the VCK and IUML - two MLAs each - that finally gave the TVK the numbers to stake claim, but, intriguingly, the two parties claim they are supporting Vijay without severing all ties with the DMK, the principal opponent to the TVK.

Since Vijay was elected from two constituencies -- Perambur and Trichy East -- and has to resign from one seat, his alliance's total stands at 120 MLAs.

Vijay, whose TVK won 108 of 234 seats in last month's elections, met Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday and claimed the support of five MLAs of Congress and two each from the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).

Vijay took five days, four meetings with Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and unending negotiations with potential allies to cross the magic 118 majority mark in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Chandrasekar Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister today, ending days of uncertainty over the government formation in the state which saw the assembly election results on Monday.