C. Joseph Vijay ministry

In the 2026 election, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Vijay, emerged as the single largest party in the assembly with 108 seats. The party subsequently entered into an alliance with Indian National Congress, which won five seats. The Communist Party of India, and Communist Party of India (Marxist), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), which won two seats each, later extended support to the TVK, which enabled it to form the government.

Governor Rajendra Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Vijay and nine other ministers of the cabinet at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on 10 May 2026. This marked the first time since 1967 that Tamil Nadu had a government led by a non-Dravidian party. Later on 10 May 2026, Vijay resigned from the Tiruchirappalli (East) Assembly constituency and retained the Perambur Assembly constituency, thereby reducing the strength of the TVK in the assembly by one. On 21 May 2026, the governor administered oaths to 23 new ministers who were inducted into the cabinet including two from the Congress. On the next day, two more ministers, one each from the IUML and the VCK, joined the cabinet.

Council of Ministers

Source:Government of Tamil Nadu