India, May 9 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder C Joseph Vijay is set to take oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on May 10 after securing majority support in the Assembly. The actor-turned-politician met Governor RV Alekar at Lok Bhavan on Saturday, where he formally staked claim to form the government. The Governor accepted and invited him to form the Ministry.

The appointment, though, comes with a condition: the new chief minister must prove his majority on the floor of the assembly through a vote of confidence on or before May 13.

Even though Vijay has been invited to form the government, his position is not fully secured until he wins the trust vote in the assembly. This is a constitutional requirement in parliamentary ...