India, May 5 -- The Tamil Nadu assembly elections 2026 results threw a surprise for many, as actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as the single-largest party in the state.

But the TVK fell short of the majority mark of 118, with the party formed in 2024 winning 107 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly. The ruling DMK managed alliance managed 74 seats while the NDA came a distant third with 53.

Others outside these three blocs (TVK was fighting solo) did not get even a single seat.

With no single party or alliance winning enough seats to form the government, it is natural to wonder what will happen next in Tamil Nadu. Will Vijay become the first non-DMK non-AIADMK chief minister of the state sinc...