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Chennai: "Thalapathy" Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government on Thursday (May 21) allocated portfolios to newly inducted ministers. Earlier in the day,
23 more MLAs were sworn in as cabinet ministers. Out of these, 21 were from Vijay's TVK party and two from Congress. These are Rajesh Kumar and Thiru P Vishwanathan. In Vijay's cabinet, seven ministers are from the Dalit community. and four are woman ministers. Meanwhile, the allies of the TVK, the VCK and the IUML, have not joined the cabinet so far. Vijay has kept two berths for these two allies. Sources told Times Now that Vanni Arasu of the VCK and AM Shahjahan of the IUML are likely to get berths in the cabinet. Details Of Portfolio Allocation:
| Name | Portfolios |
| Srinath | Fisheries |
| C Vijayalakshmi | Milk and Dairy Development |
| RV Ranjithkumar | Forests |
| Vinoth | Agriculture, Farmers Welfare |
| Rajeev | Environment and Climate Change |
| B Rajkumar | Housing and Urban Development |
| Gandhiraj | Co-operation |
| Mathan Raja P | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Jegadeshwari K | Social Welfare and Women Empowerment |
| S Rajesh Kumar | Tourism |
| M Vijay Balaji | Handlooms, Textiles and Khadi |
| Logesh Tamilselvan | Commercial Taxes and Registration |
| Vijay Tamilan Parthiban | Transport |
| Ramesh | HR & CE |
| P Vishwanathan | Higher Education |
| R Kumar | AI, Information Technology and Digital Services |
| Thennarasu | Non Resident Tamils welfare |
| V Sampath Kumar | backward Classes Welfare |
| Mohamed Farvaz | Labour Welfare and Skill Development |
| D Sarathkumar | Human Resources Management |
| N Maria Wilson | Finance, Planning and Development |
| Vignesh K | Prohibition and Excise. |
| Kamali S | Animal Husbandry |
On May 10, Vijay took the oath of office along with nine ministers. He can have a maximum of 35 cabinet ministers. So far, the Tamil Nadu cabinet has 32 ministers, led by Vijay. Since taking office earlier this month, Vijay has faced questions over nearly 20 departments that were left without dedicated ministers, including agriculture and higher education. All these nine ministers were alredy allocated portfolios after swearing-in.
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Notably, the Congress was last part of a ruling dispensation in Tamil Nadu before the rise of Dravidian parties transformed the state's political landscape in 1967. Since then, the party has largely played the role of a junior ally in alliances led by either the DMK or AIADMK.
The induction of Congress ministers is also being seen as an effort by Vijay to strengthen coalition management and address criticism over vacant departments in his government.
