New Delhi, May 5 -- Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) scripted a stunning debut in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, winning 108 seats in the 234-member assembly. The election results were announced on 4 May.

Vijay's party ended the long-standing DMK-AIADMK duopoly in its historic performance emerging as single-largest party. The DMK ended with 59 seats while the AIADMK won 47 seats. Vijay is likely to take oath as next chief minister of Tamil Nadu later this week.

The results threw up several upsets. One of the most striking was DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin losing to VS Babu in the Kolathur seat. The 73-year-old leader has won from Kolathur three times. Babu is also a leader of the newly formed Tamilaga...