Sasikala loyalist Palaniswami invited to form TN government
Edapaddi K Palaniswami is set to be sworn in as that the state governor had invited its legislature party leader Edapaddi K Palaniswami to form the government in Tamil Nadu, potentially ending a fortnight-long tussle for the chief minister's chair. Palaniswami, who had conveyed to Governor Vidyasagar Rao on Wednesday that he has the support of 124 MLAs - seven more than required - will be sworn in as the next Chief Minister of the state, possibly on Thursday evening. The Governor has given Palaniswami a 15-day grace period to prove his majority, after which he will have to go for a floor test in the Assembly. Palaniswami is a loyalist of AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala, who was bidding to become Chief Minister before her conviction in a corruption case ruled her out of the race.
Edapaddi K Palaniswami is set to be sworn in as that the state governor had invited its legislature party leader Edapaddi K Palaniswami to form the government in Tamil Nadu, potentially ending a fortnight-long tussle for the chief minister's chair. Palaniswami, who had conveyed to Governor Vidyasagar Rao on Wednesday that he has the support of 124 MLAs - seven more than required - will be sworn in as the next Chief Minister of the state, possibly on Thursday evening. The Governor has given Palaniswami a 15-day grace period to prove his majority, after which he will have to go for a floor test in the Assembly. Palaniswami is a loyalist of AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala, who was bidding to become Chief Minister before her conviction in a corruption case ruled her out of the race.
