"How Will You Form Government With 113 MLAs?" Governor To Vijay
Drama continues to roil Tamil Nadu's political landscape over 72 hours after the counting of votes from last month's election delivered an inconclusive verdict - an anomaly for the southern state. Superstar actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam thumped all comers on its poll debut, in a state that has voted in a binary for six decades. The party swept 108 of the state's 234 seats. Dravidian giants Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - the binary - managed less than 100 between them. But in a twist of fate, the TVK finished just short of the 118-seat majority mark, the magic number for a hassle-free government formation process. Vijay needs 10 more seats to hit that mark. And therein lies the challenge.
