After Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won a hung mandate in Tamil Nadu, CM M. K. Stalin resigned, while Vijay staked claim to form government despite lacking majority support
Senior DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister KR Periyakaruppan lost the Tiruppattur Assembly seat by just one vote to TVK candidate Seenivasa Sethupathy R. The closely fought contest highlighted the strong debut performance of actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in the elections
