TVK chief and its Legislature Party Leader C Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday.
Governor Rajendra Vishwanath administered the oath of office and secrecy in a colourful ceremony held at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
TVK leaders Aadhav Arjuna, N Anand and KA Sengottaiyan, among others took oath as ministers in Vijay-led Cabinet.
Amid continuous “whistling” by TVK cadres and in the presence of top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Vijay took oath as the Chief Minister in the name of God and the ministers too took the oath in the name of God unlike most in the outgoing DMK regime.
The event marks the first non-Dravidian party to form the government in the state breaking the traditional domination of AIADMK and the DMK.
Earlier, Governor Arlekar had approved the recommendation of CM-designate Vijay on the appointment of 9 ministers, the Lok Bhavan said in a release.
The new Cabinet comprises a woman minister S Keerthana.
Vijay is expected to prove his majority on the floor of the Assembly through a vote of confidence on or before May 13. (With PTI)
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