India, May 13 -- The four-day-old Tamil Nadu government led by C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday comfortably won the trust vote in the Assembly by a margin of 144:22, overcoming questions over its stability amid a walkout by the principal opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and visible divisions within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

In the 234-member House, the simple majority mark stands at 118.

While AIADMK MLAs loyal to party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami voted against the government, a rebel faction led by senior leaders S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam backed the TVK administration.

The BJP's lone MLA remained neutral, while NDA ally PMK, which has four MLAs, abstained from voting.

The trust vote victory comes as a major ...