New Delhi, May 8 -- 'Thalapathy' Vijay is poised to take oath as the next Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after his debutant political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) secured crucial support from key political allies and crossed the required majority mark in the 234-member Assembly.

The development comes after Vijay met acting Governor of Tamil Nadu Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at Lok Bhavan, where he formally staked claim to form the government after consolidating support from multiple parties following the fractured mandate in the recently concluded Assembly elections. The Governor was not convinced with numbers in support of Vijay in earlier two meetings.

The TVK, which emerged as the single-largest party with 108 seats, had fallen...