TVK chief Vijay should be given opportunity to prove majority in Tamil Nadu Assembly: Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah connected Friday (May 8, 2026) asserted that determination was nary justification for the Tamil Nadu Governor to halt Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) person C. Joseph Vijay from forming the government, and said helium should beryllium provided an accidental to beryllium the bulk successful the Assembly.

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Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar connected Thursday (May 7, 2026) rejected TVK main Vijay's assertion to signifier the government, stating that his enactment lacks the requisite numbers.

The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has fallen short of gathering a elemental bulk to signifier the authorities successful Tamil Nadu. Though the Congress with 5 MLAs has offered enactment to the TVK, Mr. Vijay's enactment falls abbreviated of a elemental bulk of 118 successful the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.

Mr. Abdullah said determination was no justification for President's regularisation successful Tamil Nadu successful presumption of galore Supreme Court judgments emphasising connected inviting the azygous largest enactment to signifier the authorities and past beryllium its bulk connected the level of the house.

"If we spot the Supreme Court judgment, past determination should beryllium nary President's rule. There are truthful galore cases successful which the Supreme Court has intelligibly stated that aft the elections, the azygous largest enactment should beryllium invited [for authorities formation] and they should beryllium allowed to beryllium their bulk successful the Assembly," Mr. Abdullah told reporters successful Srinagar erstwhile asked astir the governmental concern successful Tamil Nadu.

"It happened erstwhile Atal Bihari Vajpayee [former Prime Minister] formed the authorities for 13 days, the President of India did not hold for him to amusement his numbers. The President of India invited him, the authorities was determination for 13 days, but erstwhile Vajpayee did not person the numbers, helium resigned," helium said.

So, if we instrumentality the Supreme Court judgment, the Jammu and Kashmir CM added, past the Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavan "has nary justification to halt this process".

"Mr. Vijay should beryllium allowed to signifier the government, and past helium should beryllium provided an accidental to beryllium his bulk and if helium proves, helium volition remain, but if not, past helium volition person to resign," Mr. Abdullah said.