TN Assembly to convene first session; Speaker election on Tuesday

The seventeenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has been summoned to meet for its first session at 9.30 am on Monday in the Assembly chamber at the State Secretariat. A government release on Sunday said that newly elected members will take the oath or make an affirmation on that day. Members have been asked to bring their election certificates while presenting themselves to take the oath or make an affirmation. Similarly, the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House will be held on Tuesday at 9.30 am. On Sunday, Joseph Vijay assumed office as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Although TVK on its own did not secure the majority in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, Vijay managed to get support from the Congress, VCK, CPI, CPI (M) and IUML to gather 120 MLAs and cross the 118 majority mark to form the government. He also introduced three public welfare schemes related to electricity, women's safety and drug eradication in the state.

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