Sofa culture: Horse-trading in Tamil Nadu politics
The TVK government secured 144 votes on the May 13, 2026 confidence motion in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly implying that a substantial number of legislators outside the formal alliance also backed the government. AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami had sought action against the rebel MLAs and had not filed a separate plea before the high court or the Supreme Court because the Speaker is ordinarily the first authority to decide such disputes. This development is noteworthy because these four MLAs were elected on AIADMK tickets only a few ago.
- ▪The TVK government secured 144 votes on the May 13, 2026 confidence motion in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly implying that a substantial number of legislators outside the formal alliance also backed the government.
- ▪AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami had sought action against the rebel MLAs and had not filed a separate plea before the high court or the Supreme Court because the Speaker is ordinarily the first authority to decide such disputes.
- ▪This development is noteworthy because these four MLAs were elected on AIADMK tickets only a few ago.
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HomeNextSofa culture: Horse-trading in Tamil Nadu politicsThe gift of “Sofa” with a stack of money to a politician in Tamil Nadu is a satirical parody of the horse-trading underway ever since actor-politician C Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has assumed power with 108 seats (in reality with 106 voting members after one member was barred and Vijay vacated one seat) and still short of simple majority in the state legislature with 234 membersPublished on: Jul 13, 2026, 08:59:08 ISTBy HT CorrespondentPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link The gift of “Sofa” with a stack of money to a politician in Tamil Nadu is a satirical parody of the horse-trading underway ever since actor-politician C Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has assumed power with 108 seats (in…
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