India, March 29 -- Actor-politician Vijay has announced that he will contest from two seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls for his party, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK).

The two seats will be Perambur and Trichy East.

"It will be C Joseph Vijay," he said at a party rally in the state capital Chennai while announcing his candidature.

Vijay also named TVK candidates for other seats, with all of his core team members finding a place in the list. Elections to 234 Assembly segments in the state will be held on April 23.

Senior party leaders and Vijay's inner team members-N Anand, Adhav Arjuna, R Arunraaj, CTR Nirmal Kumar and KA Sengkottaiyan -were named by the party chief as TVK candidates for seats including T Nagar, Villivakka...