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Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu Cabinet connected Thursday (May 21, 2026) expanded from 10 to 33 with the induction of 23 caller MLAs, including 2 from the Congress, making it the State’s archetypal conjugation government.
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of bureau and secrecy to the Minister-designates astatine Lok Bhavan successful Chennai successful the beingness of Mr. Vijay. With the induction of Congress MLAs into the Cabinet, the enactment has joined the authorities aft 59 years.
Meet the caller Ministers successful Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s expanded Cabinet
The Cabinet enlargement took spot astir 10 days aft Mr. Vijay and 9 different MLAs, each from Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), were sworn successful arsenic Chief Minister and Ministers, respectively, astatine the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium successful Chennai connected May 10.
Mr. Vijay’s Cabinet is apt to acquisition 1 much circular of expansion, arsenic the TVK has extended an open invitation to the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), some of which contested arsenic portion of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) and person 2 MLAs each.
The recently inducted Ministers are A. Srinath (Thoothukudi), S. Kamali (Avinashi), C. Vijayalakshmi (Kumarapalayam), R.V. Ranjithkumar (Kancheepuram), V.K. Rajeev (Thiruvadanai), R. Vinoth (Kumbakonam), B. Rajkumar (Cuddalore), V. Gandhiraj (Arakkonam), P. Mathanraja (Ottapidaram), K. Jegadeeshwari (Rajapalayam), S. Rajesh Kumar (Killiyoor), M. Vijay Balaji (Erode East), D. Lokesh Tamilselvan (Rasipuram), A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban (Salem South), S. Ramesh (Srirangam), P. Viswanathan (Melur), R. Kumar (Velachery), K. Thennarasu (Sriperumbudur), V. Sampathkumar (Coimbatore North), J. Mohamed Farvas (Aranthangi), D. Sarathkumar (Tambaram), N. Marie Wilson (Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar), and K. Vignesh (Kinathukadavu).
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, erstwhile Speaker P. Dhanapal, Ministers, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai, VCK president Thol. Thirumavalavan, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) State caput P. Shanmugam, and Communist Party of India (CPI) State caput M. Veerapandian, were among others present.
