About & history
- Abbreviation
- TVK
- Founded
- 2024
- Founder(s)
- Vijay
- Main base
- Tamil Nadu
- TN Assembly 2026
- 108 seats
Founded by actor Vijay on 2 February 2024. TVK held its first state conference at Vikravandi in October 2024. Contesting alone in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, it won 108 of the 234 seats with 34.92% of the vote, the largest share of any party. With support from the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK and IUML, Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister on 10 May 2026 and won the floor test on 13 May by 144 votes to 22. The party did not contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
TVK has not yet contested a Lok Sabha election, so the national tables below are empty. Its Assembly record is on this site's 2026 election page and TVK page.
Milestones
- 2024 Founded by Vijay on 2 February
- 2024 First state conference at Vikravandi (October)
- 2026 Wins 108 of 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election
- 2026 Vijay sworn in as Chief Minister on 10 May
Lok Sabha record, 1952–2024
In Tamil Nadu
Lok Sabha 2024 — state-wise
Lok Sabha MPs elected in 2024
Rajya Sabha members now
Sources: Election Commission of India (Lok Sabha results 1951–2024); Digital Sansad (Rajya Sabha). Vote share = party votes ÷ all votes polled (incl. NOTA from 2014). Party history is a short summary.