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DMK chief MK Stalin meets Tamil Nadu Governor to stake claim to form government

Stalin was on Tuesday unanimously elected as legislature party leader and he is likely to be sworn-in as Chief Minister on 7 May.

DMK chief MK Stalin meets Tamil Nadu Governor to stake claim to form government-dnm
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Bengaluru, First Published May 5, 2021, 1:36 PM IST

DMK president M K Stalin staked claim to form the government in Tamil Nadu Wednesday after his party-led coalition secured a landslide victory in the Assembly elections.

Stalin was on Tuesday unanimously elected as legislature party leader and he is likely to be sworn-in as Chief Minister on 7 May. "Party president @mkstalin was elected leader of the DMK legislature party," DMK announced on its official Twitter handle.

Considering the Covid-19 pandemic, the swearing in ceremony of the new government led by his party would be simple, DMK president M K Stalin had said on Sunday.

Stalin called on Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan in Chennai this morning and submitted a letter signed by the 133 MLAs confirming his election. He was accompanied by senior party leaders, including Durai Murugan, TR Balu, A Raja.

Addressing reporters, DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP RS Bharathi said the Governor had said he would invite Stalin by this evening to form the government.

Building a strong narrative over the years against the AIADMK and BJP-led governments in Tamil Nadu and the Centre, DMK president M K Stalin reaped huge success in Assembly polls, recreating the 2019 magic when he won the Lok Sabha polls hands down for his party and allies.

The DMK has won 127 seats, and is likely to win six seats from where it is leading, according to trends. When the segments won by DMK's partners including Congress were added, it worked out to 153 seats out of the total 234.

Stalin will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on May 7 at the Governor’s residence. Officials said the ceremony would be low-key in view of the pandemic. As per reports, less than 300 members have been invited to the event.

Meanwhile, the DMK supremo took stock of the Covid-19 situation for the second consecutive day with Chief Secretary Rajeev Ranjan and senior government officials at his residence.

In a statement issued later, Stalin urged people to follow the new restrictions that were announced by the government on Monday and said people should realise that the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak was much worse than the impact caused by the pandemic last year.

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