Chennai:Tamil Nadu is in the thick of a full-blown government formation crisis.TVK chief Vijay,who has won the mandate of people by winning 108 seats in the 234-member assembly but fell short of a few seats to get the majority mark of 118, met the governor for the second time in twenty-four hours on Thursday morning — and walked out without a clear path to the chief minister's chair.

The Raj Bhavan's official statement was precise and pointed. "Thiru Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, has invited Thiru C. Joseph Vijay, President, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, today (7.5.2026) to Lok Bhavan, Chennai. During the meeting, the Hon'ble Governor explained that the requisite majority support in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, essential for forming the government, has not been established," it read. In plain terms: show us the numbers, or there is no government.

Vijay does not have them yet. And his rivals – AIADMK and DMK – are moving fast to make sure he does not get them.

AIADMK Moves Its MLAs Out of Reach

The most significant development on the ground is not in Chennai — it is in Puducherry. Over 40 AIADMK MLAs have been shifted to a resort there, in what is textbook anti-defection management. The message from the AIADMK leadership is clear: the majority of its legislators back party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami and are not inclined to extend support to TVK. By moving them out of Tamil Nadu, the party is ensuring that no last-minute poaching operation can peel away numbers before a floor test.Tamil Nadu Government Formation 2026 Live Updates:

For Vijay, this is a significant wall. AIADMK's legislative strength was always going to be the swing factor in any majority calculation. With those MLAs now physically relocated and the party leadership publicly opposed, that door appears firmly shut — at least for now.

TVK Suspects DMK-AIADMK Ganging Up; 108 MLAs Ready To Quit

The stakes just got dramatically higher. Sources told Times Now that all 108 TVK MLAs are prepared to resign en masse if either the DMK or AIADMK attempts to stake a claim to form the government — a nuclear option that would throw Tamil Nadu into a full electoral crisis. The decision comes as TVK suspects that the AIADMK and DMK are quietly working in coordination to block its government formation — a remarkable accusation that, if true, would mean two bitter electoral rivals have found common cause in one shared objective: keeping Vijay out of power. DMK, however, has rejected this claim.

Vijay Plans To Move Court: Sources

The party has also decided to move court, signalling that it intends to challenge what it sees as the governor's premature refusal to recognise its majority claim. The legal route suggests TVK believes the political route is being blocked and that it wants judicial interference for fair process.

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