India, May 10 -- Joseph C Vijay, chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), had a rather bumpy ride over the last few days as he scrambled to get the majority strength required for him to take charge as Tamil Nadu's next chief minister.

The Vijay-led suspense thriller finally ended on Saturday after he received support from IUML and VCK, followed by Governor RV Arlekar's assent for government formation. Track updates on Tamil Nadu oath ceremony

He took oath on Sunday morning, along with nine TVK MLAs, while Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was present at the ceremony at Chennai's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

When the results for Tamil Nadu assembly elections were declared on May 4, Vijay's TVK stunned everyone by winning 108 seats, emerging as ...