TVK Floor Test: The C Joseph Vijay-led government on Wednesday passed the crucial floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly as 144 MLAs backed the TVK government in the 234-member assembly. 22 MLAs voted against
the government, and five remained neutral.
The majority tally for Vijay got a big boost after rebel AIADMK factions voted for him despite general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s warning.
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The vote of confidence was held in the House, in lines with Governor RV Arlekar’s directions to hold it on or before May 13.
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Ahead of the voting, Chief Minister Vijay held back-to-back meetings with allies, rivals AIADMK and DMK and bitter critic NTK founder Seeman on Monday and Tuesday.
Who All Supported The TVK Government?
The ruling TVK got the support of 144 MLAs. The TVK has an overall strength of 107.
The ruling party got the backing of five Congress MLAs. CPI, CPI(M), VCK and IUML– with two MLAs each, also extended support to the actor-turned-politician’s government. Notably, 26 AIADMK MLAs, led by senior leaders SP Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam and opposed to party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, also supported the government.
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While speaking during the proceedings, VCK MLA Vanni Arasu said that secular parties have extended unconditional support to the government and expressed confidence that the government would complete its five-year term successfully.
Vanni Arasu said that the support was extended to prevent the BJP’s alleged indirect attempt to bring Governor’s rule and stressed the need to protect state rights. He also praised the Chief Minister Vijay for meeting and receiving greetings from opposition leaders after assuming office, calling it a positive example of political civility.
Lone MLA of the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AAMK), S Kamaraj, who was expelled from the party a day earlier, also announced his support for the ruling TVK government.
He said, “I supported the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government yesterday, I support it today, and I will continue to support it for the next five years. CM Vijay is protecting the entire state. I believe he will not leave me either. I am sure our Vijay will protect and save me too.”
DMK Walks Out; PMK, BJP Abstain From Voting
Meanwhile, the MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) abstained from voting during the floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly today. While addressing the house, Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin targeted the newly elected government and said that people of the state were already questioning how long the government would last and feeling they had committed a “grave error” by voting for it.
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Announcing the party’s decision, Udhayanidhi said that the DMK would stage a walkout and would not participate in the confidence vote.
The BJP, part of the AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu, and the PMK, meanwhile, abstained from voting.
How Tamil Nadu Govt Was Formed?
Vijay’s TVK emerged as the single largest party in the recently held Assembly election with 108 seats, but remained 10 short of the majority mark of 118 in the 234-member House. However, since Vijay won two seats and he resigned from one of them, the shortfall rose to 11.
Since then, the actor-turned-politician has stitched together support from the Congress (5), the Indian Union Muslim League (2), Communist Party of India (2), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (2) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (2), taking the ruling coalition’s strength to 120 and forming the government last week.
