New Delhi, May 8 -- Congress Senior leader P Chidambaram on Friday urged Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to invite Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to form the government, as the party has emerged as the single-largest party with 108 seats, falling 10 seats behind the majority mark.

In a post on X, Chidambaram said that to call the party leader of the single largest party, in this case Vijay, is a political rule and parliamentary convention.

"If, in a legislative assembly election, no political alliance or political party secures an absolute majority, what is the duty of the Governor? Based on the numerical strength of the elected members, the leader of the single largest party must be invited to form the government. This is the...