TVK chief Vijay makes stunning debut, disrupts T.N.’s bipolar politics but falls short of magic figure

Tamil cinema’s best actor C. Joseph is the newbie of Vijay Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) made a striking election start on Monday, May 4, 2026, emerging as the largest party in 17th place with 108 seats. Tamil Nadu Assembly election. In doing so, he disrupted nearly half a century of bipolar landscape. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).

The TVK, which is on multi-party fronts led by two Dravidian majors and powered almost entirely by Mr. Vijay’s charisma, fell just 10 seats short of half the mark in the 234-member Assembly. The party secured an impressive 35% vote share by polling 1.6 crore votes across regions, communities and religions. Mr. Vijay won from both Perambur and Tiruchi East.