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109 MLAs, 118 needed, five seats left: the arithmetic behind Vijay's district tours
Chief Minister Vijay inaugurated projects in Pudukkottai on Monday and was in Erode's Perundurai on Tuesday, both districts with by-elections pending. His TVK has 109 MLAs against the 118 needed for a majority, and winning all five vacant seats would take it to 114.
Bypoll rival arrested over blockade during chief minister's roadshow
Naam Tamilar Katchi's M Karthika, who contested the Dharapuram assembly by-election, has been arrested over a blockade during a roadshow by Chief Minister Joseph Vijay. The DMK condemned the arrest; NTK's Seeman alleged political vendetta.
DMK councillor booked over remarks against CM Vijay as TVK alliance gets a name
A DMK councillor in Chennai has been booked for allegedly using objectionable language against Chief Minister Vijay. Separately, the ruling alliance led by Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam unveiled its official name, 'Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance'.
Bypoll candidate held: Tamil Nadu's ruling TVK and the opposition trade charges over Dharapuram
Naam Tamilar Katchi's Dharapuram bypoll candidate M. Karthika and nine others have been arrested. Opposition parties called the action politically motivated and attacked the Vijay government, while a DMK councillor was booked over remarks against the Chief Minister.