India, May 10 -- The era of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has begun in Tamil Nadu, with the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder immediately springing into action after being sworn in by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.

The oath ceremony took place on Sunday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.

Just after taking the oath, CM Vijay signed a host of orders to start fulfilling his campaign promises. These included papers allowing 200 units of free electricity for domestic consumers, for setting up a special force for women's safety and also for anti-drug trafficking units across the state.

These were one of his biggest campaign promises. Free electricity is available to residents of many other states and union territ...