CHENNAI: TVK chief C Joseph Vijay will be sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here at 10 am. Vijay now has the support of 120 MLAs after VCK and IUML extended unconditional support to Vijay.On Saturday evening, Vijay called on the governor at Lok Bhavan and submitted a letter informing about his election as the leader of the TVK legislature party. He also submitted the letters received from Congress, CPI, CPM, VCK and IUML, extending support to TVK to form the govt. The governor issued an order appointing Vijay as the chief minister and invited him to form the ministry, according to a statement from the Lok Bhavan. The governor directed Vijay to seek the vote of confidence in the assembly on or before May 13.AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Cong leader Rahul Gandhi are likely to take part in the swearing in.Read also: Vijay’s TVK crosses the magic number as VCK, IUML extend ‘unconditional support’ to it to form govt in Tamil NaduClick to teach Gmail this conversation is important
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