C. Joseph Vijay, president of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu (India's southernmost state and one of its most populous) on 10 May 2026 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, ending nearly six decades of alternating rule between the DMK and AIADMK, the state's two dominant Dravidian parties. Vijay, a hugely popular film star who founded TVK in 2024, secured a coalition majority by winning support from Congress, the Communist parties, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, and the Indian Union Muslim League after his party fell short of an outright majority with 108 of 234 assembly seats. In his first address as chief minister, Vijay pledged transparency, promising to release a white paper on the state's finances and to avoid what he called false promises, while immediately signing orders on stage related to free electricity, a women's protection force, and district-level anti-drug squads.