Chennai, May 20 -- 'Share in power to allies' is no mere election campaign slogan of Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay as he walks the talk by inducting the allies - Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the IUML, into his Ministry on Thursday (May 21, 2026), marking the first ever coalition government in the political trajectory of Tamil Nadu.
The Lok Bhavan has announced that the swearing in of the new ministers is taking place at 10 am with many from the TVK also securing ministerial berths along with the MLAs of the allies, putting an end to the single party rule in the state, long dominated by the two Drarvidian majors, the DMK and the AIADMK, with coalition being an anathema to th...