India, May 9 -- Just around 5 pm on Saturday, Vijay finally had his 120. By 7:10 pm, the Governor may be airborne, leaving him possibly in the lurch again, at least for now. A cloak-and-dagger - or should we say 'clock' and dagger? - continues to play out in Tamil Nadu, but Vijay now looks closer than ever to becoming chief minister.

With the VCK and IUML finally in the fold, TVK has the numbers - but the man who must act on them has an IndiGo booking from Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram.

The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), allies formerly of the defeated DMK, both formally declared support for the TVK on Saturday evening, pushing Vijay's alliance tally past the 118-seat majority mark to a c...