Tamil Nadu Political Shake-up: Can Vijay’s TVK and Congress Actually Form a Government?
A New Era or a New Crisis? The High-Stakes Gamble Redrawing Tamil Nadu’s Map CHENNAI – For twenty years, the alliance between the DMK and the Congress was the bedrock of Tamil Nadu’s secular front-a partnership that weathered ideological storms and national shifts. But on Wednesday, that bedrock crumbled. In a move that has sent shockwaves through the corridors of Fort St. George, the Congress officially snapped its decades-old ties with the DMK to back a newcomer: C. Joseph Vijay and his fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). The drama moved from the streets to the Raj Bhavan yesterday as Vijay, the actor-turned-politician who has single-handedly dismantled the state’s long-standing duopoly, met with Governor Vishwanath Arlekar. Clad in his trademark simple attire and accompanied by a core team of advisors, Vijay staked his claim to form the next government. The Math of a Hung Assembly Despite a historic debut where the TVK emerged as the single largest party with 108 seats, the pa...