Tamil Nadu Assembly Floor Test Underway As CM Vijay-Led TVK Seeks Confidence Vote Amid Strong Opposition
· Free Press Journal
Chennai: The floor test proceedings to prove the strength of the C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government began in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Vijay moved a resolution seeking confidence voter. Floor leaders of the respective parties were allowed to speak first.
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VIDEO | The C Joseph Vijay-led TVK government faces floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
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The ruling TVK has an overall strength of 107, including the Speaker who may not vote. The party's Tirupattur MLA, R Seenivasa Sethupathy won't be able to cast his vote following a High… pic.twitter.com/ANnWyIUKry
Congress, CPI , CPI (M), VCK and IUML extended support to the government while the BJP said its stand was "neutral." Anbumani Ramadoss-led PMK, which has four MLAs, said it was "abstaining." The vote of confidence was being held in the House in lines with Governor RV Arlekar's directions to hold it on or before May 13.
The ruling TVK has an overall strength of 107, including the Speaker who may not vote. The party's Tirupattur MLA, R Seenivasa Sethupathy won't be able to cast his vote following a High Court ruling in a case filed by his rival DMK candidate, who lost to the TVK legislator by one vote in the April 23 polls.
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | Congress, CPI(M), and VCK members are extending support to the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government in the Assembly while also putting forward their suggestions and demands during the discussion.
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Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) extends… pic.twitter.com/XelZKH4wGV
The ruling party has the support of five Congress MLAs. Besides, CPI, CPI (M), VCK and IUML-- with two MLAs each, have already announced their outside support to the maiden TVK government.
Further, a section of AIADMK MLAs, about 30 of them who are led by senior leaders SP Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam and opposed to party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, have announced support to the government.
Tamil Nadu Floor Test | In the Legislative Assembly, AIADMK MLA Edappadi K. Palaniswami says, "We will vote against the TVK government."
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2026
(Photo source: TN Assembly) pic.twitter.com/sNJgsmvODq
Those AIADMK MLAs owing allegiance to Palaniswami have said that they will vote against the government and warned that anti-defection would apply to party MLAs going against the diktat.
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