Nearly two weeks after forming the government, the maiden TVK Cabinet was expanded on Thursday with the scheduled inclusion of 23 new members, including two Congress MLAs, in the C Joseph Vijay-led ministry. The swearing-in ceremony is underway at the Lok Bhavan since 10 am, with Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administering the oath of office to the minister-designates.
TVK MLAs, including Srinath, S Kamali, C Vijayalakshmi, and R V Ranjithkumar, were initially sworn in as ministers.
According to a Lok Bhavan release ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, a total of 23 MLAs, including two from the Congress, are scheduled to be sworn-in.
The Cabinet expansion marks the Congress's return to government in Tamil Nadu after decades, as the Dravidian majors — DMK and AIADMK — have never accommodated allies, including the national party that has aligned with both parties at different points in time.
The first non-Congress government in post-independent India was ushered in by Dravidian stalwart and DMK founder CN Annadaurai in 1967, when he led the party to a stupendous win against the then ruling Congress.
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