Tamil Nadu is buzzing with political updates, yet there is no clear consensus as to who will be forming the next government in the state. Vijay's TVK, with 108 seats, is the single largest party but still not close to the majority mark of 118. He has attempted to stake his claim to form the next government, meeting the Tamil Nadu governor twice, only to be told to first get the requisite number of MLAs, which TVK is now finding tough to negotiate. Amid the political tussle, the report of a possible DMK-AIADMK alliance perhaps tested Vijay's patience a bit too much, as soon there were claims in the political circles of the Dravidian state that TVK may go for amass resignationof all its MLAs in that scenario.

As per sources, the TVK’s decision to go for a mass resignation of MLAs comes amid the DMK authorising MK Stalin to take emergency decisions amid a lack of majority for the TVK. Vijay’s party suspects that the AIADMK and DMK are working together to stop its bid for government formation.

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For the unversed, TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, a remarkable debut for a party launched only two years ago. However, since Vijay contested and won from two constituencies, he will have to vacate one seat under election rules, effectively bringing TVK’s strength down to 107.

Vijay has been trying to negotiate alliances with smaller parties but so far there has been no breakthrough. If TVK actually fails to secure the majority figure and if they go for a mass resignation, the consequences could be massive - politically, legally and constitutionally.

Under Article 190 of the Constitution, an MLA can resign by submitting a written resignation to the Speaker of the Assembly. However, the Speaker cannot simply accept resignations automatically. The Speaker must first verify whether each resignation is voluntary and genuine.

This means that in the case of 107 MLAs resigning together, the Speaker would likely have to individually examine every resignation. MLAs may be called personally for verification, and if there are concerns about pressure or coercion, resignations can even be rejected.

Such a process could take days or even weeks and would almost certainly face court challenges.

If the resignations are accepted, 107 Assembly seats would immediately become vacant. Under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, by-elections for vacant seats generally have to be conducted within six months unless the Assembly’s remaining term is less than one year - which is not the case here since Tamil Nadu has just elected a fresh Assembly.

This would create an extraordinary situation where by-elections would have to be held across nearly half the state, effectively turning into a second mini-Assembly election.

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