Mumbai, May 7 -- Actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay has staked claim to form the government in Tamil Nadu after his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), emerged as the single largest party in the Assembly elections.

Vijay met Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and submitted support from 112 MLAs, according to reports. However, the Governor is understood to have asked the party to demonstrate support from at least 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Assembly.

TVK won 108 seats in its electoral debut. The Indian National Congress, which secured five seats, has extended conditional support to Vijay's party.

The Congress said its support would depend on keeping "communal forces" out of the alliance. The remark is being v...