Tamil Nadu Government Formation LIVE: Actor-turned-politician Vijay will meet Tamil Nadu Governor RV Arlekar at 6 pm today – for a third time in as many days – to try and resolve a continuing deadlock over the formation of the next government.
Sources said Vijay finally has the numbers to form the government, with five from the Congress and two each from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Party of India (Marxist), and Communist Party of India taking it past the majority mark of 118 seats.
Vijay and Arlekar had earlier met on Wednesday and Thursday. Both times Arlekar dismissed Vijay’s claim to form the government, arguing the TVK leader does not have the required support in the House.
Amid this, there is buzz that the Dravidian arch-rivals DMK and AIADMK may come together after over 50 years to form a government and keep Vijay out of power.